Male fern #139405
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
do nothing , run away or bend it over
- Parents
- #111747 and #23537
- (Show full pedigree)
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 Levitania's Forest Lake.
May 22, 2014, 8:37:03 AM
Finally full grown.
May 18, 2014, 8:37:03 AM
It began to sprout.
May 14, 2014, 9:43:33 AM
Taken by Levitania.
Mar 10, 2014, 1:13:25 AM
Taken by truelinor.
