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Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern
As recorded: Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Schizaeales › Lygodiaceae
- Collected by
- Conover, J.T.
- Collector number
- 970
- Date
- July 9, 1945
- Locality
- Near Yontan Airfield, camp area.
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1945, Conover, J.T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Lygodium japonicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,685 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
CR-188, Waverly, AL, US
(c) kommissar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
County Road 1116, Troy, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
La Fayette, AL 36862, USA
(c) n_mccormick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
(c) birrdie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
N Eighth St, Opelika, AL, US
(c) slee27, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Lagoon Park, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lygodium japonicum. BISH 108650. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956654917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/108650.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956654917 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026