Lygodium japonicum

(Thunb.) Sw.

Japanese Climbing Fern

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146045
Element CodePPSCH02010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyLygodiaceae
GenusLygodium
Synonyms
Ophioglossum japonicumThunb.
Other Common Names
Japanese climbing fern (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
The generic placement of this taxon, in Lygodium, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-09-10
Change Date2002-09-10
Edition Date1991-03-06
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Abundance unknown in its native Japan. (Escaped from cultivation into much of the southeastern U.S. and Texas.)
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Terrestrial in woods, marshes, and roadside ditches, and on riverbanks in circumneutral soil (Lellinger, 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNANo
MississippiSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
FloridaSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
South Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Hellhole ExtFrancis Marion National Forest891
Wambaw ExtFrancis Marion National Forest527
Texas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Winters BayouNational Forests in Texas730
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.