Male fern #113586



Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas

A tree branch is blocking the sunlight. What will you do?
bend it over , do nothing or run away
Parents
#111845 and #51411
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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. 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 Stardust7's Atrium.

Oct 24, 2013, 11:37:04 PM
Finally full grown.

Oct 20, 2013, 10:37:02 PM
It began to sprout.

Oct 16, 2013, 11:12:40 PM
Taken by Stardust7.