Male fern #109999
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
run away , do nothing or bend it over
- Parents
- There are no known parents.
Ferns grew already in the Carboniferous, about 400 million years ago. At that time, they grew still tree high. Therefore, they are usually referred as tree ferns. Together with club mosses and horsetail , they formed huge forests. In German the male fern is called worm fern. It gets the name not only because of the worm-like shape of its sori but also because he was formerly used as a remedy for tapeworm infestation.
Current Location
This plant is in Joe86's Greenhouse.
Jun 20, 2013, 2:37:02 PM
Finally full grown.
Jun 16, 2013, 10:37:03 AM
It began to sprout.
Jun 12, 2013, 7:53:49 AM
Taken by Joe86.
