Male fern #1038929



Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

A tree branch is blocking the sunlight. What will you do?
run away , do nothing or bend it over
Parents
#1037116 and #23516
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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 demonshocky's Forest Lake.

Sep 22, 2017, 10:37:02 PM
Finally full grown.

Sep 19, 2017, 1:37:02 AM
It began to sprout.

Sep 15, 2017, 1:28:46 AM
Taken by demonshocky.

Jul 28, 2017, 6:24:31 AM
Taken by Kintara.