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Bookmark or Share- Fern - WikipediaFerns have complex leaves called megaphylls, that are more complex than the microphylls of clubmosses. Most ferns are leptosporangiate ferns. They produce coiled fiddleheads that uncoil and expand into fronds. The group includes about 10,560 known extant species.
- 35 Types of Fern to Freshen Up Your Home or Garden - The Spruce35 Types of Fern to Freshen Up Your Home or Garden. Liudmila Chernetska / Getty Images. All types of ferns are ideal for shady, damp spots in a garden or low-light areas indoors. Though ferns don't offer flowers, their fronds (large divided leaves) add texture, color, and interest year-round.
- Fern | Description, Features, Evolution, & Taxonomy | BritannicaFern, class of several thousand species of nonflowering vascular plants that reproduce by spores. Ferns have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and constitute an ancient division of plants. Learn about their physical characteristics, life cycle, genetics, evolutionary history, and classification.
- How to Grow and Care for Outdoor Ferns - Better Homes & GardensFlowers. Perennials. How to Grow and Care for Outdoor Ferns. Creating your own fernery is rewarding, low-maintenance, and simple to accomplish. Here's everything you need to know about planting and caring for ferns. By. Viveka Neveln. Updated on December 4, 2023. Reviewed by. David McKinney.
- About Ferns — American Fern SocietyWhile ferns first evolved in the Devonian, they became one of the most dominant groups of plants on the planet during the Carboniferous (299-369 mya). Growing alongside the giant tree lycophytes ( e.g., Lepidodendron) in vast swamps, ferns thrived and diversified for several million years.
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