Clubmoss snakefern
Microgramma lycopodioides

Family: Polypodiaceae

What it is like

A climbing fern. It has robust fronds.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mangrove swamps.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central Africa, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Drynaria lycopodioides (L.) Fee; Phymatodes lycopodiodes Millsp.; Polypodium lycopodioides L.; and many others