Lygodiaceae
Small-leaf climbing fern
Lygodium microphyllum
- Family
- Lygodiaceae
- Genus
- Lygodium
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 小叶海金沙, 小葉海金沙, 小叶海金沙（狭叶海金沙）, 金沙草, 狭叶海金沙
- English
- Small-leaf climbing fern, Climbing maidenhair fern, Old world climbing fern, Snake fern
- Japanese
- イリオモテシャミセンヅル
- Persian
- مارسرخس
Synonyms
- Lygodium scandens var. intermedium Ces.
- Lygodium scandens var. microphyllum (Cav.) Luerss.
- Lygodium scandens var. microphyllum (Cav.) Bonap.
- Ophioglossum filiforme Roxb.
- Trichomanes cochinchinense Poir.
- Ugena microphylla Cav.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: José Esquerre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: André Hyvrier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Vincent Deblauwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Simon Rebe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Kath Little, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Zoé Thivet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Sandra Galbraith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Pablo Lizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Erika Lozano, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Gauri Achari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.