Lygodium palmatum

Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Lygodiaceae
Lygodium
Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.
American Climbing Fern
fern
8
**
Native AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL) TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Duration
Perennial
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
fern; vine - fern; vine
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
compound
Leaf Dissection
0.5
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
fern-like
Leaf Venation
palmate
Leaflet Margins
entire; lobed
Leaflet Number
>20
Moisture Requirements
Mesic; Hydric
Natural Area Presence
PCSF; FCFSP; ObedWSR; NCCGSNA; BISO; LRC; GRSM; SGSNA; WOCG-BISO
Parent Rock
Sandstone
Soil Composition
Mineral; Organic
Soil pH
Acidic
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Sand
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Polypodiales
Lygodium
Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw. - American Climbing Fern
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Lygodium palmatum - 4
Lygodium palmatum - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 4
Lygodium palmatum - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 13
Lygodium palmatum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 13
Lygodium palmatum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 2
Lygodium palmatum - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 2
Lygodium palmatum - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 2
Lygodium palmatum - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 22
Lygodium palmatum - Shawn Krosnick View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 22
Lygodium palmatum - Shawn Krosnick View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 21
Lygodium palmatum - Tara Littlefield View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 19
Lygodium palmatum - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 19
Lygodium palmatum - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Lygodium palmatum - 19
Lygodium palmatum - Theo Witsell View Full Size
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