#pteridaceae

Christchurch, NZ.

Found a very cool little limestone seep in a park that is otherwise pretty bereft of ferns and mosses.

Pteris vittata, aka Chinese brake, ladder brake, or Chinese ladder brake, is the first plant identified to be able to hyperaccumulate arsenic and reduce its quantities in soil. Scientists have been proposing for a while that this fern could be useful in phytoremediation (extracting and removing/reducing the amount of elemental pollutants in soil).

6/1/22

guess I’m going through a fern phase *starts sporulating*

This nifty little plant is actually a fern called Doryopteris pilosa. It is often incorrectly labelled as D. cordata. What you see are the sterile fronds. The fertile fronds look much more fern-like and lift well above the rest of the plant, no doubt in order to use the breeze to disperse its spores. This species hails from South Africa. #ferns #fernsofinstagram #fernstagram #plant #plantsofinstagram #plantoftheday #botany #botanical #botanizing #garfieldconservatory #chicago #botanicalgarden #conservatory #nature #SouthAfrica #fronds #pteridophyte #pteridaceae #Doryopteris

Concan, Texas, United States, 2015 Garner State Park