Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

monarch climbing fern

Lygodium venustum

monarch climbing fern (Lygodium venustum)
Photographed by symbiiotica on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

monarch climbing fern (Lygodium venustum) is a plant recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 3 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones). Most often recorded in Dec, Mar.

TaxonomyPolypodiopsida › Schizaeales › Lygodiaceae
Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,915 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2021 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “monarch climbing fern (Lygodium venustum) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/lygodium-venustum/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.