Male fern #1128384

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: #1114622 and #1115922; (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 corpseshrooms's Greenhouse.

Aug 6, 2024, 3:39:02 PM
Finally full grown.

Aug 1, 2024, 5:39:03 PM
It began to sprout.

Jul 21, 2024, 1:58:09 AM
Taken by corpseshrooms.

Jul 12, 2024, 5:27:54 PM
Taken by StarBoy.

Jul 12, 2024, 5:27:54 PM
Seed bred by StarBoy.