Male fern #1038262



Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

Parents
#1037062 and #1037075
Children
#1038951 , #1067294 , #1068195 and #1068937
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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.

Jul 23, 2017, 4:37:02 AM
Finally full grown.

Jul 18, 2017, 9:37:01 AM
It began to sprout.

Jul 13, 2017, 2:43:05 PM
Taken by CoffeeActivated.