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Leslie J. Mehrhoff
RARE PLANT PROGRAM
CONNECTICUT GEOLOGICAL &
NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY

*Lygodium palmatum* (Bernh.) Sw.

Climbing or Hartford Fern

State Endangered. A vinelike fern of only local occurrence in the North-east. Formerly more common in rich woods, thickets, streambanks, and borders of pine woods, it was decimated in Connecticut during the 19th Century by collectors who sought it for decorative purposes. Protected by State law in 1869, it now occurs locally in the North-Central Lowlands and Northeast Hills regions. Very rare in western Connecticut. Its greatest threat today is from land development. July-October.

Connecticut Botanical Society

CBS.29065

TOWN 43
SPECIES 7-2-1

FLORA OF EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

Lygodium palmatum, Swartz.

Tong Hll.

Coll. ©.A. Weatherby, Sept., 1897.