Male fern or Drypteris filix-mas





Male fern


Dryopteris filix-mas
A large and fast growing fern that will thrive even
in the full sun, a remarkable as a fern is rarely capable
to grow in direct sunlight.
The Male fern needs moist soil, the ground may not be acid.






Most Ferns grow on the bottum of the wood,
in moist soil and in the shadow of the trees.(a aquarel of Vogel from 1911)
1Bracken (Pteridium aquilinium).
2Polypodium vulgare.
3Male fern (Polystichum Filix-mas).
4Common lady fern (Athyrium Filix femina).
5Harts tong fern (Scolopondrium vulgare).
1Fly Amananita
2Porcini.








    Male fern.




    A mature Male fern.



    The spores are hidden underneath the leaves.


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