[2] This fern produces a creeping stem from which grow very long leaves, the longest exceeding 30 metres (98 feet).

What appear to be individual leaves sprouting from the twining rachis are actually leaflets, which are smaller segments from the main leaf.

[2] An introduced species in North America, Japanese climbing fern was first recorded as being established in Georgia in 1903.

[2][5] During controlled burns of wooded areas this fern may act as a "fuel ladder", which would allow the flames to climb into the canopy and destroy trees.

[10] This implies that this species cannot be imported, cultivated, transported, commercialized, planted, or intentionally released into the environment in the whole of the European Union.