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Lygodium Sw.
climbing fern

       
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Lygodium Sw.

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Distribution:
Lygodium Sw.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Lygodium Sw.

View 1 genera in Lygodiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lygodium auriculatum (Willd.) Alston. .
Lygodium auriculatum
Distribution of Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw.. .
Lygodium flexuosum
maidenhair creeper
Distribution of Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.. . Image Available.
Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern
Distribution of Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.. .
Lygodium microphyllum
small-leaf climbing fern
Distribution of Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.. . Image Available.
Lygodium palmatum
American climbing fern
Distribution of Lygodium venustum Sw. [excluded]. .
Lygodium venustum
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Classification:
Lygodium Sw.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Lygodiaceae – Climbing Fern family
Genus Lygodium Sw. – climbing fern
 

More Accounts and Images:
Lygodium Sw.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17982.

 
 
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