Male fern #1067077



Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

Parents
#113213 and #1037095
Children
#1071004
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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.

Oct 4, 2019, 5:37:02 PM
Finally full grown.

Sep 30, 2019, 7:37:02 PM
It began to sprout.

Sep 26, 2019, 8:38:00 PM
Taken by wanze.

Jun 23, 2019, 6:56:11 AM
Taken by Mimmu.