Male fern #25126



Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

A tree branch is blocking the sunlight. What will you do?
do nothing , bend it over or run away
Parents
#24081 and #21365
Children
#65467
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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 terran99's Atrium.

Jul 13, 2012, 5:08:05 PM
Gifted from seileach to terran99.

Jul 30, 2011, 4:37:02 AM
Finally full grown.

Jul 26, 2011, 6:37:01 AM
It began to sprout.

Jul 22, 2011, 6:47:11 AM
Taken by seileach.