Plants Profile for Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern)

General Information
Symbol:	LYJA
Group:	Fern
Family:	Lygodiaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Vine
Native Status:	HI I L48 I PR I
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, GA, Fulton Co., Atlanta, Atlanta Botanical Garden. June 7, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, TX, Harris Co., Houston. September 25, 2012. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Lygodiaceae – Climbing Fern family
Genus	Lygodium Sw. – climbing fern
Species	Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. – Japanese climbing fern

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Noxious Weed Information
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
Alabama Japanese climbing fern Class B noxious weed
Florida Japanese climbing fern Noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information
Lygodium japonicum Japanese climbing fern This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
STATE	Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC	Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Caribbean	FACU
Hawaii	FACU

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC
Great Plains	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	FAC