- Pronunciation: lye-GOAD-ee-um my-crow-FILL-um
- Common Name: Climbing maidenhair
- Type: Fern, Climber, twining Herb, Vine
- Family: SCHIZAEACEAE
- Flowers: Ferns do not have flowers or Fruit but produce spores on the backs of their Leaves throughout the year.
- Vegetation Type: Wallum Woodland, Wet Heath,
- Species List: Emu Swamp, Bush food, Craft, Stratford Park, NLTalks2010, Peregian Boardwalk, Heritage Park, Pacific Lutheran College, Banana, Mill Point, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, Leslie Drive Roundabout, TAFE, Girraween, BHNR, Noosa River NP, NNS Fern Track, Marcus Dunes, Girraween, NNS, Upper Yandina Creek, Wallace Park,
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:
Stalks twisted together make rough cord.
Bush food: small underground stems contain a meagre white starch. Cooked Leaves eaten in Java - taste like boiled newspaper.
Landscaping Notes
Shade, moisture.
Indoor pot Plant potential.
Hanging baskets
Feature foliage
