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''L. japonicum'' is found in floodplain forests, frequently burned longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, mixed pinewoods, mixed hardwood forests, slash pine stands, steep river banks, and magnolia-pine woodlands. It also occurs in areas prone to human disturbance such as roadsides, powerline corridors, ditches, open fields, and forest edges. ''L. japonicum'' tends to grow in moist soils in shade to full sun.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Sarah Braun, Kathy Craddock Burks, R. F. Doren, Patricia Elliot, Angus Gholson, Robert K. Godfrey, Mary G. Henry, Gary R. Knight, Roy Komarek, S. W. Leonard, Chris Lockhart, Dave McNutt, John T. Mickel, Richard S. Mitchell, James H. Peck, Cecil R. Slaughter, Alan R. Smith, and E. Laurence Thurston. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Palm Beach, Putnam, and St Johns. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.</ref>
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Associated species include ''[[Lonicera japonica]]'', ''Thelypteris torresiana'', ''Athyrium japonicum'', ''Thelypteris dentata'', ''Thelypteris normalis'', ''[[Osmunda regalis]]'', ''Woodwardia areolata'', and ''Lygodium microphyllum''.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 19 June 2023

Lygodium japonicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species: L. japonicum
Binomial name
Lygodium japonicum
(Thunberg) Swartz
LYGO JAPO dist.JPG
Natural range of Lygodium japonicum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Japanese climbing fern

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

L. japonicum is found in floodplain forests, frequently burned longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, mixed pinewoods, mixed hardwood forests, slash pine stands, steep river banks, and magnolia-pine woodlands. It also occurs in areas prone to human disturbance such as roadsides, powerline corridors, ditches, open fields, and forest edges. L. japonicum tends to grow in moist soils in shade to full sun.[2]

Associated species include Lonicera japonica, Thelypteris torresiana, Athyrium japonicum, Thelypteris dentata, Thelypteris normalis, Osmunda regalis, Woodwardia areolata, and Lygodium microphyllum.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Sarah Braun, Kathy Craddock Burks, R. F. Doren, Patricia Elliot, Angus Gholson, Robert K. Godfrey, Mary G. Henry, Gary R. Knight, Roy Komarek, S. W. Leonard, Chris Lockhart, Dave McNutt, John T. Mickel, Richard S. Mitchell, James H. Peck, Cecil R. Slaughter, Alan R. Smith, and E. Laurence Thurston. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Palm Beach, Putnam, and St Johns. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.