Japanese Climbing Fern

Also known as Vine-like Fern, Climbing Fern

Japanese climbing ferns form dense, tangled mats by twining fine leafy fronds around trees, shrubs, and understory vegetation. The delicate, lacy leaflets display distinct dimorphism, with fertile fronds bearing tiny spore-producing structures along their fringed margins. In introduced southern habitats, these aggressive vines create ladder fuels that carry ground fires high into tree canopies.