Saturday, September 27, 2008

#4 Fern (100SpeciesofPlantChallenge)

Continuing on with the 100 Species of Plant Challenge

Name: Fern

Things I already knew: I was able to identify these pretty easily on sight. In the Maritimes (Canada), they eat fiddle heads as a delicacy in the spring! That several species of fern have been adapted to house plants like the Boston Fern.

Things I recently learned: There are more than 20,000 known species of fern. They were around during the early-Carboniferous period, and the first ferns related to the modern plants of today were around during the Triassic period.

That rubbing the sword fern frond - spore side down after a stinging nettle sting will removed the sting. (this would have been handy to know in May! LOL!)

For more info try wiki

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