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native range: China & Japan
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*Lygodium japonicum (Thunberg) Swartz. Japanese Climbing Fern. Phen: Jun-Dec. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: Native of e. Asia. Described in Small (1913a) as "escaped from cultivation along roadsides near Thomasville, Georgia".
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Other Comments: The leaves (up to 30 m in length!) climb into the canopy of trees in swamp forests and other wet habitats.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S13, Sf, SFla, Tx, TxFerns, Lin et al (2013); = n/a – C, F
Links to other floras: = Lygodium japonicum - FNA2
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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© Alan Cressler: Lygodium japonicum, Flint River Greenway, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Lygodium japonicum, Oconee National Forest, Jones County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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