Old World climbing fern can grow in many diverse ecosystem.

Lists general information and resources for Old World Climbing Fern.

Kudzu, Old World climbing fern, and other invasive plants that scale trees may also encourage ladder fires.

Lygodium microphyllum - Old World climbing fern.

The three most problematic exotic plant species on the refuge are melaleuca, Brazilian pepper, and Old World climbing fern (lygodium).

The species that is causing the most impediment to restoration is the Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum), introduced in 1965.

Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) infests cypress swamps and other hydric sites, forming a monoculture.

It is native to Australia, but attempts have been made to introduce it to southern Florida as a biological control agent for Old World climbing fern.

One leafy invader is the fast-growing Old World Climbing Fern which creeps up trees, blankets land with vegetation and accelerates the spread of wildfires.

One example of a plant species that has spread abnormally is the Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.)

The Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) may be causing the most harm to restoration as it blankets areas thickly, making it impossible for animals to pass through.

Species Profile- Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library.

Jeffrey T. Hutchinson, Kenneth A. Langeland, Gregory E. MacDonald and Robert Querns, 2010; Absorption and Translocation of Glyphosate, Metsulfuron, and Triclopyr in Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum).

Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern, Old World climbing fern, small-leaf climbing fern, or snake fern) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, South East Asia, Melanesia and Australia.

Lygodium microphyllum causes problems in the environments where it is invasive.

Lygodium microphyllum poses problems for fires, both natural and man-made, because it can lead fire into the tree canopy killing trees.

The larvae feed on Lygodium microphyllum.

Lygodium microphyllum has become naturalized in the Caribbean and the southeastern United States.

Lygodium microphyllum has been used locally in folk medicine to treat skin ailments, swelling and dysentery.

Lygodium microphyllum - Old World climbing fern.

Invasive species, such as Lygodium microphyllum and Bromus tectorum, can grow rapidly in areas that were damaged by fires.

The species that is causing the most impediment to restoration is the Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum), introduced in 1965.

Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) infests cypress swamps and other hydric sites, forming a monoculture.

One example of a plant species that has spread abnormally is the Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.)

The Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) may be causing the most harm to restoration as it blankets areas thickly, making it impossible for animals to pass through.

Antheridiogens in culture media of 6-week-old prothallia of two species of Schizaeaceous ferns, Lygodium microphyllum and Lygodium reticulatum, were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Lygodium microphyllum is another species that threatens the survival of Actinostachys pennula and has pushed it out of many tree islands where Actinostachys pennula is usually found.

Species Profile- Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library.

Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern, Old World climbing fern, small-leaf climbing fern, or snake fern) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, South East Asia, Melanesia and Australia.

Jeffrey T. Hutchinson, Kenneth A. Langeland, Gregory E. MacDonald and Robert Querns, 2010; Absorption and Translocation of Glyphosate, Metsulfuron, and Triclopyr in Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum).