Lygodium microphyllum

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Lygodium microphyllum
Underside of spore-bearing leaflets, some leaflets produce spores; others don't.
Underside of spore-bearing leaflets, some leaflets produce spores; others don't.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Schizaeales
Family: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species: L. microphyllum
Binomial name
Lygodium microphyllum
(Cav.) R. Br.

Lygodium microphyllum is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, South East Asia, Melanesia and Australia.[1] It is an invasive weed in the US States of Florida and Alabama 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, snake fern and gribbly wib after the Old English.

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