Male fern #36469
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
run away , bend it over or do nothing
- Parents
- #26689 and #31011
- (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 elle's Greenhouse.
Nov 23, 2011, 12:37:01 AM
Finally full grown.
Nov 19, 2011, 2:37:01 AM
It began to sprout.
Nov 13, 2011, 10:24:57 PM
Taken by elle.
