Male fern #114853
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
run away , bend it over or do nothing
- Parents
- #111699 and #103258
- (Show full pedigree)
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 flowerveins's Greenhouse.
Oct 21, 2013, 12:37:02 PM
Finally full grown.
Oct 17, 2013, 12:37:02 PM
It began to sprout.
Oct 13, 2013, 4:35:42 PM
Taken by flowerveins.
