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The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissues that conduct water and nutrients, and in having life cycles in which the branched sporophyte is the dominant phase.
Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 children's novel by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhounds for hunting. [1] It is a work of autobiographical fiction based on Rawls' childhood in the Ozarks .
Bracken (Pteridium) is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. Ferns (Pteridophyta) are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells (eggs and sperm). Brackens are noted for their large, highly divided leaves.
Where the red fern grows. While some areas of Delta Ponds may see no Azolla, other parts are completely covered. Holts said it can grow quite rapidly in the right environment.
Polystichum munitum, the western swordfern, [1] is an evergreen perennial fern native to western North America, where it is one of the most abundant ferns in forested areas.It occurs along the Pacific coast from southeastern Alaska to southern California, and also inland east to southeastern British Columbia, northern Idaho and western Montana, with disjunctive populations in northern British ...
This fern is known to grow to heights of 10 metres (33 ft) or more (though it occasionally takes a rare creeping form). [5] The crown is dense, and mature fronds can be as much as 3 metres (9.8 ft) long and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wide with a silver-white colouration on the undersides.
Tree ferns are arborescent (tree-like) ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level, making them trees. Many extant tree ferns are members of the order Cyatheales , to which belong the families Cyatheaceae (scaly tree ferns), Dicksoniaceae , Metaxyaceae , and Cibotiaceae .
Polypodium glycyrrhiza, commonly known as licorice fern, many-footed fern, and sweet root, is a summer deciduous fern native to northwestern North America, where it is found in shaded, damp locations. Spores are located in rounded sori on the undersides of the fronds, and are released in cool weather and high humidity. [1]