Family · Ferns & allies

Lygodiaceae

Climbing ferns

Twining ferns whose indeterminate frond rachis climbs like a vine, sometimes to several meters.

Accepted species: ≈25approximate — no sourced value yet
Origin: ≈64 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

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Lygodium

Related families

Lygodiaceae sits in the order Schizaeales.