Male fern #67461
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
do nothing , run away or bend it over
- Parents
- #63925 and #66147
- (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 bytten's Atrium.
Aug 14, 2012, 3:37:02 PM
Finally full grown.
Aug 10, 2012, 5:37:03 PM
It began to sprout.
Aug 10, 2012, 1:53:56 AM
Taken by bytten.
Jul 1, 2012, 7:50:54 PM
Taken by Rjupa.
