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* [http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/climbfern.shtml Species Profile- Old World Climbing Fern (''Lygodium microphyllum'')], National Invasive Species Information Center, [[United States National Agricultural Library]]. Lists general information and resources for Old World Climbing Fern. |
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Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.
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Lygodium microphyllum is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, South East Asia, Melanesia and Australia.[1] It is an invasive weed[2] in the US States of Florida and Alabama[citation needed] where it invades open forest and wetland areas. It is also commonly known as the Old World climbing fern, small leaf climbing fern, climbing maidenhair, and snake fern.
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- ^ GRIN. Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.
- ^ "Global Fire Initiative: Fire and Invasives". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ Volin, John C.; Kruger, Eric L.; Volin, Valeria C.; Tobin, Michael F.; Kitajima, Kaoru (2009). "Does release from natural belowground enemies help explain the invasiveness of Lygodium microphyllum? A cross-continental comparison". Plant Ecology. 208: 223. doi:10.1007/s11258-009-9700-6.
External Links
- Species Profile- Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Old World Climbing Fern.