Lygodium japonicum (Schizaeaceae)

Lygodium japonicum is a lacy, slender, climbing fern which may, on supports, reach a length of 8 feet or more, and bears numerous leaflike subdivisions.  Lygodium japonicum is native to Eastern Asia (temperate to tropical). 

Species description or overview

PLANTS Profile for Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern overview includes description, distribution, and taxonomy, provided by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Japanese climbing fern overview and images 
Ophioglossum japonicum is distinguished from the Old World climbing fern in an overview from Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Lygodium japonicum information from PIER
Information on Lygodium japonicum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Lygodium japonicum description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Lygodium japonicum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Lygodium japonicum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Lygodium japonicum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Lygodium japonicum information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Lygodium japonicum, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Lygodium japonicum
Nomenclatural information about Lygodium japonicum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Japanese climbing fern images and distribution
Lygodium japonicum images are assembled by the Florida Invasive Species Partnership. Distribution in Florida is shown on a map.

Lygodium japonicum (Schizaeaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Lygodium japonicum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Lygodium japonicum impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Lygodium japonicum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Risk assessments

Weed risk assessment for Lygodium japonicum for Florida (TNC) 
A weed risk assessment for Lygodium japonicum for Florida is presented by The Nature Conservancy (Doria Gordon et al.).

Control methods

Images

Lygodium japonicum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Lygodium japonicum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Japanese climbing fern images and distribution
Lygodium japonicum images are assembled by the Florida Invasive Species Partnership. Distribution in Florida is shown on a map.

Lygodium japonicum images from PIER
Images of Lygodium japonicum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

PLANTS Profile for Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern overview includes description, distribution, and taxonomy, provided by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Lygodium japonicum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Lygodium japonicum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Japanese climbing fern overview and images 
Ophioglossum japonicum is distinguished from the Old World climbing fern in an overview from Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Lygodium japonicum worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Lygodium japonicum is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.

Full-text articles

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.

Experts

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