Male fern #1089365

Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

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

Parents: #1088186 and #1088891
Children: #1090346; (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 auster26's Greenhouse.

Apr 29, 2021, 4:39:02 AM
Finally full grown.

Apr 23, 2021, 4:39:02 PM
It began to sprout.

Apr 16, 2021, 3:12:46 PM
Taken by auster26.

Apr 16, 2021, 3:12:46 PM
Seed bred by auster26.