17 August 2011

fern workshop

Grape fern: Botyrichium dissectum, of the family of Succulent ferns.
On the left - with the sporing body - a fertile fern, the right a sterile fern.
 




















Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum, of the genus Pteridium.


Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium dryopteris, of the family Polypodiaceae. Found in a peat-filled bog.