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Some Current Research |
Identifying Old World Climbing Fern
Small sections of the underground rhizome are brought back to the laboratory
facilities at Gainesville, Florida, where University of Florida researchers are investigating
Lygodium microphyllum's role in Florida ecosystems.
Old World climbing fern (Lygodium
microphyllum) is an invasive exotic plant that is shading out hundreds of acres in
Florida. This climbing fern has leaves that can grow to be 100 feet long!
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