Lygodium japonicum (weed)
| Literature database |
|---|
| 10 articles sorted by: |
| • year (recent ones first) |
| • research topics |
| • countries/regions |
| • affected crops |
| • list of natural enemies |
Author(s): Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service
Source: IPM Images
Lygodium japonicum (weed) (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw. - (Japanese climbing fern)
This climbing fern is native to southern parts of Asia. It has been introduced as an ornamental plant into several other regions and has become invasive in parts of North America, Australia and in South Africa. In the invaded areas, it grows in disturbed habitats, pine plantations, swamps, marshes and near rivers and streams. It can form dense mats over native vegetation. In forests, it promotes the spread of fire into the tree canopy, resulting in timber losses.
L. japonicum climbs to a height of up to 30 m. The foliage will die back during periods of low temperature, that is near or below 0°C. However, its roots and rhizomes will remain dormant throughout the winter and re‐grow in spring. The fronds are long and vine-like and grow out from the underground stem. They have a stem-like mid-rib from which triangular frondlets emerge.
For a review and diagnostic procedures see the respective EPPO datasheet (2019).
- Other images of Lygodium japonicum (weed) (Wikimedia Commons and IPM Images - click to enlarge)
foliage
foliage
foliage
infestation
infestation
