Male fern #1088221

Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

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

Parents: #1067925 and #1065321
Children: #1089984 , #1092460 , #1093160 , #1101026 , #1102342 , #1104207 and #1104550; (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 mesembryanthem's Greenhouse.

Mar 19, 2021, 5:39:02 AM
Finally full grown.

Mar 15, 2021, 7:39:02 AM
It began to sprout.

Mar 11, 2021, 9:20:02 AM
Taken by mesembryanthem.

Mar 11, 2021, 9:20:02 AM
Seed bred by mesembryanthem.