Species profile—Lygodium microphyllum (snake fern)
Classification
Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants ) (plants) → Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants) → Lygodiaceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&family=lygodiaceae ) → Lygodium microphyllum (snake fern)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=16741&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=16741&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=16741 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants)
- Family
- Lygodiaceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&family=lygodiaceae )
- Scientific name
- Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br.
- Common name
- snake fern
- WildNet taxon ID
- 16741
- Alternate name(s)
- climbing maidenhair
climbing mainderhair - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Confidential
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/flora/flora-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
- The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) ( https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Lygodium%20microphyllum#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=LYGODIUM%2BMICROPHYLLUM )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=16741 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=16741 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
