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Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.
Japanese climbing fern
Symbol: LYJA
Group: Fern
Family: Lygodiaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Photograph of Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth, TX. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for LYJA
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Plant Distribution by State

Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.

LYJA

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AR FL* GA
NC SC
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Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Puerto Rico
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North Carolina distribution information Arkansas distribution information South Carolina distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Georgia distribution information
Related Taxa:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.

View 1 genus in Lygodiaceae, 3 species in Lygodium

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Classification:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
             Class Filicopsida –
                Order Polypodiales –
                   Family Lygodiaceae – Climbing Fern family
                      Genus Lygodium Sw. – climbing fern
                         Species Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw. – Japanese climbing fern

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Noxious Weed Information:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Alabama:
        Japanese climbing fern     Class B noxious weed
Florida:
        Japanese climbing fern     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.
        Japanese climbing fern
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
FLEPPC   Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive Plant List (http://www.fleppc.org/, October 19, 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

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Introduced Information:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW NO FAC NO NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NI

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17983.

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Related Web Sites:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.

    Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Information Retrieval System: line drawing
    Harvard University: image of plant taken in China

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