Resources
- Management Plan - Florida EPPC
- Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images
5275065 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Tony Pernas |
2308086 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Foliage Peggy Greb |
1461114 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Foliage Amy Ferriter |
1461108 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Seedling(s) Amy Ferriter |
1461085 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Control Amy Ferriter |
1461100 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Control Amy Ferriter |
2308087 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Peggy Greb |
2308088 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Peggy Greb |
5275066 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Tony Pernas |
5275079 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Control Tony Pernas |
5276001 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Tony Pernas |
5276003 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Tony Pernas |
5276012 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Tony Pernas |
5276014 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Infestation Tony Pernas |
1461115 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Control Amy Ferriter |
1461161 old world climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Prescribed Fire Amy Ferriter |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class A Noxious Weed
- Archbold Biological Station
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Federal Noxious Weeds
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- National Wildlife Refuge Association, Silent Invasion: A Call to Action from the National Wildlife Refuge Association, 2002. Washington DC. 17 pp.
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Pteridophyta |
| Class: Filicopsida |
| Order: Polypodiales |
| Family: Lygodiaceae |
| Genus: Lygodium |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
small leaf climbing fern
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

