Lygodium
Lygodium , noun
[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed} flexible; {not transcribed} a willow twig + e'i^dos form.]
(Botany) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.
Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards.