Lygodium microphyllum
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Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern,[3] Old World climbing fern,[3] small-leaf climbing fern,[3] or snake fern[3]) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia.[3] It is an invasive weed[7] in Florida[8] where it invades open forest and wetland areas. The type specimen was collected in the vicinity of Nabúa, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines by Luis Née.[9]
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Lygodium microphyllum | |
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Underside of spore-bearing leaflets, some leaflets produce spores; others do not. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Schizaeales |
Family: | Lygodiaceae |
Genus: | Lygodium |
Species: | L. microphyllum |
Binomial name | |
Lygodium microphyllum | |
Global distribution[4] | |
Synonyms[3][5][6] | |
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