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Old World Climbing Fern

Old World Climbing Fern. By Linda Tucker. Background. Lygodium microphyllum Member of Schizaeaceae family Native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia Introduced as an ornamental plant First appeared outside cultivation in 1960 Currently restricted to central and southern Florida

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Old World Climbing Fern

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  1. Old WorldClimbing Fern By Linda Tucker

  2. Background • Lygodium microphyllum • Member of Schizaeaceae family • Native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia • Introduced as an ornamental plant • First appeared outside cultivation in 1960 • Currently restricted to central and southern Florida • Related to invasive L. japonicum and native L. palmatum

  3. Fern Anatomy

  4. Leaflets

  5. Effects on the Ecosystem • Ferns can climb trees and block out sunlight • Dead fronds attached to trees form a ladder that can lead fire into the canopy • Can form dense mats on ground over 4 feet thick • Prevents germination and survival of other plants • Can impede water flow in creeks and wetlands • Spreads rapidly

  6. Management Options • Can be hand-pulled or cut • Sprayed with glyphosate • Controlled burning • Biocontrols • Neomusotima conspurcatalis • Austromusotima camptozonale • Floracarus perrepare • Stem-borers

  7. Biocontrols

  8. References • Kaufman, S. R., & Kaufman, W. (2007). Invasive Plants. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books. • Lygodium Task Force. (2006). Old World Climbing Fern Management Plan for Florida.Retrieved October 1, 2012, from Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council: http://www.fleppc.org/Manage_Plans/Lygo_micro_plan.pdf • University of Florida. (2012). Old World Climbing Fern. Retrieved September 30, 2012, from Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants: http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/255 • University of Georgia. (2008). Old World Climbing Fern. Retrieved September 29, 2012, from Invasive.Org: http://www.invasive.org/weedcd/species/3046.htm

  9. Questions?

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