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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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Spore Shooter

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

Habilidad

Rhizome Resilience

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

Habilidad

Pest Deterrent

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

Medidas y detalles

Altura
30-120 cm
Extensión
60-90 cm
Comestible
No
Toxicidad
Leve
Ciclo de vida
Perenne

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el altura de male fern?

30-120 cm

¿Cuál es el extensión de male fern?

60-90 cm

¿Cuál es el comestible de male fern?

No

¿Cuál es el toxicidad de male fern?

Leve

¿Cuál es el ciclo de vida de male fern?

Perenne

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente male fern?

Forests

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