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Pteridophyta
"A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta.[3] Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem (making them vascular plants). They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants. Ferns reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers."
Found at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2011
Submitted on Jun 15, 2011
4 Comments
A Happy accident indeed!! :))
Also, first time I saw these on the underside of my ferns, I knew nothing and thought they were bugs. I cut them off the fronds that had them and but them in the yard waste pile in my backyard (like I said I knew nothing) and got ferns everywhere in that yard! haha. It was a happy accident.
Thanks Emma. What is weird to me is that some fern fronds have brown spores, and the same plant different frond has brown and black spores. I wonder if they are male and female spores? Anyone know about ferns?
great shot heather!!