What is a climbing fern?

Clearance ferns, or lygodium , is a genus that has about 40 species of ferns. Although these types of plants are called ferns, climbing fern does not look like a typical ferns; It looks more like a vine with large leaves, which are further divided into hand -leaflets. Lygodium thrives in tropical areas around the world, with a small number of mild species living in Eastern North America and East Asia. Botanists classify climbing ferns as a member of the Schizaeaceae family.

of their native origin in the tropics, Lygodium found its way to the cold climate around the world because of sporadic spread. Spore bags in elongated parts of the leaves are easily dispersed by the wind. Mountaineering spores of ferns are easy to release from your bag and spread in the air. Spores are then easy to transport to new places by holding vehicles, clothing and insects. The valley is twining around the surrounding plants. Leaves or ferns can grow very long, up to 15 feet (4 m)And they are only about 5 inches (12 cm) wide. Depending on the species, the plants may be driving and thin, with colors from light green to bright orange and blackened during the winter. Leaves, vines and leaflets of climbing ferns are collected and used as decorations sometime during the holidays.

Some types of climbing ferns are considered an invasive plant causing a problem, especially in areas located in the southern United States. They tend to attack roads and ditches and even natural areas. Plants lygodium can form thick mats in forests and suffocating bushes and other small plants. Given their invasive nature, some types of lygodium in Georgia and Mississippi did not like and even forbid them to be planted in Florida. In Connectina the other side cut, one climbing type of ferns is considered rare and even listed as a kind of specialOJENÍ, Since 2010.

If it legally allows growth in the area and selected as a garden plant, the fern climbing must be carefully controlled; Otherwise, they can grow from proportion and choke other plants in the garden. Lygodium plant its roots underground and sends new wine vines once in a while, which may have to be cut off and remove them by digging them. These types of ferns have small thorns to grasp and climb objects to support them, so the gloves are recommended when working with climbing ferns.