Lygodiaceae
American climbing fern
Lygodium palmatum
- Family
- Lygodiaceae
- Genus
- Lygodium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American climbing fern
Synonyms
- Cteisium palmatum Michx.
- Cteisium paniculatum Michx.
- Gisopteris palmata Bernh.
- Hydroglossum palmatum (Bernh.) Willd.
- Ramondia palmata (Bernh.) Bosc
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Otto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Terri Koontz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.