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spreading wood fern

Dryopteris expansa

The spreading wood fern is a lovely green plant that grows in shady places. Its fronds spread out like a fan, making it look soft and fluffy. It's a great plant for hiding little creatures!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The spreading wood fern is a robust, lacy fern with broad, triangular fronds. Its vibrant green leaves often have a slightly ruffled or wavy texture, forming dense, upright clumps. Look for its prominent dark scales on the lower stems and leaf midribs, distinguishing it from similar forest ferns.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Ferns are ancient plants, thriving on Earth long before dinosaurs appeared!

Instead of seeds, these ferns reproduce using microscopic, dust-like spores.

Its fronds unfurl like tiny coiled springs, a process called circinate vernation!

Some parts of this fern have been traditionally used to make a yellow dye!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spore Launchpad

The spreading wood fern can launch tiny spores from its fronds that float on the wind to grow new ferns!

Fähigkeit

Cold Conqueror

This fern has tough fronds that can stay green even through mild winters, helping it gather sunlight all year.

Fähigkeit

Underground Explorer

The spreading wood fern has spreading underground stems called rhizomes that help it slowly expand its territory.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-90 cm
Ausbreitung
45-90 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

grey field slug

Deroceras reticulatum

This common slug may graze on its tender fronds.

shelters

common black ground beetle

Pterostichus melanarius

Ground beetles find cool hiding spots beneath its dense fronds.

eaten by

white-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Deer occasionally browse its fronds, especially new growth.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's safe to look at ferns, but don't pull them out of the ground.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von spreading wood fern?

30-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von spreading wood fern?

45-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von spreading wood fern?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von spreading wood fern?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von spreading wood fern?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man spreading wood fern normalerweise?

Forests

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