Small-Leaf Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum)
Description
Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern,Old World climbing fern, small-leaf climbing fern,or snake fern[citation needed]) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, South East Asia, Melanesia and Australia.It is an invasive weed in the US States of Florida and Alabama[citation needed] where it invades open forest and wetland areas. The type specimen was collected in the vicinity of Nab-a, on the Island of Luzon in the Philippines by Luis N-e
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Pteridophyta
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Class: Polypodiopsida
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Order: Schizaeales
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Family: Lygodiaceae
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Genus: Lygodium
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