Male fern #55408
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
do nothing , bend it over or run away
- Parents
- There are no known parents.
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 nuphar's Atrium.
Apr 25, 2012, 7:37:02 PM
Finally full grown.
Apr 20, 2012, 10:37:01 PM
It began to sprout.
Apr 14, 2012, 5:57:23 AM
Taken by nuphar.
