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- Good to know: How the reproduction of ferns works
- Spores are used for propagation
- Characteristics of spores
- Spores become seedlings and finally plants
- Some ferns also multiply via foothills
- Tips & Tricks
The spores serve the ferns for reproduction
Good to know: How the reproduction of ferns works
Ripening the fruits, harvesting and sowing the seeds - this is how it works in most plants when it comes to reproduction or reproduction. But that's different with ferns ...
Spores are used for propagation
Unlike flowering plants, ferns do not multiply via seeds but through spores. Ferns do not produce flowers, fruits or seeds. They produce spores that serve to multiply.
Characteristics of spores
The spores of the fern are at the bottom of the fronds. There capsules appear, which stand together in piles. The capsules usually mature during the summer. They are greenish to brownish in color and usually roundish.
When the capsules are ready, they dry and the spores are released. For example, the worm fern can contain up to 500 spores in a single capsule! With the wind, the spores are distributed in the world.
Spores become seedlings and finally plants
This is how the reproduction of spores in ferns takes place:
Some ferns also multiply via foothills
But the propagation of the ferns does not stop with the spores. Some species of fern such as the spotted fern or the bracken fern additionally multiply by using their spurs. These can be several meters long. A cut through tolerate them without problems.
Tips & Tricks
Who wants to remove a fern, should do that before forming the spores. Once the spores have formed and the fronds are torn off, they can be easily distributed. Next year, there will be new ferns ...