Male fern #112681

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Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

The plant looks dry and there is a cup of water nearby. What will you do?
do a raindance , run away or water it
State
E E E E E
Parents
#109617 and #103263
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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. The leaves of a young male fern are rolled up like a snail. They slowly unfurl and then show the typical frond. The male fern looks very similar to the lady fern but it has darker leaves. In the Middle Ages, the peoplpe thought that these were the male and female forms of the same plants.

Current Location
This plant is in felicitas02's Greenhouse.

Apr 19, 2022, 3:39:02 PM
It began to sprout.

Oct 4, 2013, 8:52:37 PM
Taken by felicitas02.

Jul 2, 2013, 11:00:24 PM
Taken by Dandelion.