Male fern #145607
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
- Parents
- #94973 and #111546
- Children
- #152816 and #155285
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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 lilysally's Greenhouse.
May 30, 2014, 10:37:02 PM
Finally full grown.
May 26, 2014, 10:37:02 PM
It began to sprout.
May 22, 2014, 10:07:16 PM
Taken by lilysally.
