Male fern #65350

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Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

A tree branch is blocking the sunlight. What will you do?
bend it over , do nothing or run away
Parents
#25708 and #42279
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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 sugarbeets's Atrium.

Aug 16, 2012, 10:37:02 AM
Finally full grown.

Aug 12, 2012, 10:37:02 AM
It began to sprout.

Aug 4, 2012, 9:28:02 PM
Taken by sugarbeets.

Jun 23, 2012, 5:38:34 AM
Taken by abroad.

Jun 18, 2012, 11:56:55 AM
Taken by Ssasu.

Jun 18, 2012, 2:00:54 AM
Taken by Elise.