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Cressler, Alan

Lygodium palmatum

Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.

American Climbing Fern, Hartford Fern, Creeping Fern, Windsor Fern

Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LYPA3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Fern
Leaf Complexity: Palmate
Leaf Margin: Lobed
Size Notes: Fronds up to about 10 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Not a flowering plant. Reproduces by spores.

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DE , FL , GA , ID , KS , KY , MA , MD , MI , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WV
Native Habitat: Poorly drained, acidic soils, especially after disturbance.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW			FACW	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lygodium palmatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lygodium palmatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lygodium palmatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-19
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