Lygodium microphyllum

Lygodium microphyllum
	Underside of spore-bearing leaflets, some leaflets produce spores; others do not.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Schizaeales
Family:	Lygodiaceae
Genus:	Lygodium
Species:	L. microphyllum
Binomial name
	Lygodium microphyllum; (Cav.) R.Br.
	Global distribution
Synonyms
	Lygodium scandens auct.; L. scandens (L.) Sw.; L. scandens var. intermedium Ces.; L. scandens var. microphyllum (Cav.) Luerss.; Ophioglossum filiforme Roxb.; Ugena microphylla Cav. (basionym);

Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern, Old World climbing fern, small-leaf climbing fern, or snake fern) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia. It is an invasive weed in Florida where it invades open forest and wetland areas. The type specimen was collected in the vicinity of Nabúa, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines by Luis Née.

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