Male fern #24097

Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

A tree branch is blocking the sunlight. What will you do?
bend it over , do nothing or run away

Parents: #22783 and #21700; (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 AutobotDen's Greenhouse.

Jul 23, 2011, 12:37:01 PM
Finally full grown.

Jul 18, 2011, 5:37:01 PM
It began to sprout.

Jul 14, 2011, 12:16:15 AM
Taken by AutobotDen.