Male fern #1037379



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
#153911 and #183711
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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 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 savagerose's Greenhouse.

Oct 2, 2018, 4:37:02 AM
Finally full grown.

Sep 28, 2018, 12:37:01 AM
It began to sprout.

Sep 23, 2018, 7:44:55 PM
Taken by savagerose.

Jun 27, 2017, 7:20:33 PM
Taken by Batcheva.