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Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Lygodium japonicum is a species of fern that is known by the common name Japanese climbing fern. It is native to eastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, southeastern Asia, and India, and eastern Australia. The fern is present in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico as an introduced species.
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Invasive Species

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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Fern

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Congaree Swamp National Park II 6095 South Carolina, United States
South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 20317 South Carolina, United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0