Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Swartz

Locations ofLygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Swartz in Virginia

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Family
Lygodiaceae
Botanical Name
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Swartz
Common Name
Japanese Climbing Fern
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not in Flora of Virginia
Comments
Recent collections of overwintering specimens of this species suggest that it could become more widely established in Virginia. Further south, this Asian fern is rampantly invasive, climbing into the canopy of swamp forests and smothering lower vegetation.
Habitat
Spontaneous in cultivated bed near Herndon, Fairfax County; spreading vigorously in forested yard near the James River, City of Richmond. Not planted in either location.
Native Status
Introduced

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