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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

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Florida (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954
Clear Lake	Apalachicola National Forest	5,592

South Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hellhole Ext	Francis Marion National Forest	891
Wambaw Ext	Francis Marion National Forest	527

Texas (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596
Winters Bayou	National Forests in Texas	730

References (4)

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.
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.
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
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.