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male fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

The male fern is a beautiful green plant that grows in shady places. Its fronds are long and feathery, making it look like a soft green feather waving in the breeze.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The male fern has large, upright, shuttlecock-shaped fronds that unfurl bright green in spring, maturing to a rich, dark green. Its stiff, scaly stems are covered in brown hairs, distinguishing it from softer, more delicate ferns. The fronds are deeply cut, giving them a feathery appearance.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its 'male' name comes from its robust, sturdy appearance compared to more delicate 'female' ferns.

Male ferns don't have flowers or seeds; they reproduce with incredibly tiny, dust-like spores!

Some parts of the male fern have been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years!

The young, coiled fronds are called fiddleheads, but don't eat them from this particular fern!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spore Shooter

Male ferns reproduce by launching tiny spores from their fronds, spreading new ferns far and wide without seeds.

Fähigkeit

Rhizome Resilience

A tough underground stem (rhizome) stores energy, allowing the male fern to reliably regrow fresh fronds each year.

Fähigkeit

Pest Deterrent

The male fern contains compounds, like filicin, which historically helped protect it from grazing animals and pests.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-120 cm
Ausbreitung
60-90 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

Consumes tender fronds.

eats

Black Slug

Arion ater

Browses on its leaves.

shelters

Wood Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Finds cover within its fronds.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von male fern?

30-120 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von male fern?

60-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von male fern?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von male fern?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von male fern?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man male fern normalerweise?

Forests

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