Male fern #23349

Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

Parents: There are no known parents.
Children: #24402 , #25341 , #65635 and #66833; (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 lorimmel's Greenhouse.

Sep 15, 2011, 9:28:41 AM
Gifted from Gwen to lorimmel.

Jul 16, 2011, 3:37:01 AM
Finally full grown.

Jul 12, 2011, 5:37:02 AM
It began to sprout.

Jul 8, 2011, 6:56:02 AM
Taken by Gwen.