Male fern #1094418

Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

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

Parents: #1056192 and #1067037
Children: #1096986; (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 is 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 ElizabethJane's Forest Lake.

Dec 17, 2021, 1:39:02 PM
Finally full grown.

Dec 13, 2021, 12:39:02 AM
It began to sprout.

Dec 8, 2021, 6:17:17 PM
Taken by ElizabethJane.

Oct 15, 2021, 8:35:04 PM
Taken by Spexgard.

Oct 15, 2021, 8:35:04 PM
Seed bred by Spexgard.