Next
Janet Brien

Janet Brien club

Posted: 31 Dec 2013

Taken: 30 Dec 2013

21 favorites     4 comments    1 184 visits

1/60 • f/18.0 • 100.0 mm • ISO 100 •

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

EXIF - See more details

See also...

Keywords

fern •
low-key •
Oregon •
Pacific Northwest •
underside •
frond •
Canon 5D Mark II •

Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved
1 184 visits

Underside of Fern

Underside of Fern
This fern plant isn't large, with each frond being only a few inches long, so I thought it would be fun to try getting some close-ups of the undersides, which are so fascinating to me. What you are looking at are spores, which is how ferns reproduce. Ferns are one of the world's oldest plants, and they do not reproduce by flower pollination like most other plants. The next time you are admiring a fern, take a look at the underside, and you'll be surprised how interesting the spores look! In fact, the spore vary drastically from one species to another, and I find them quite beautiful! :)

If you would like to know more about spore reproduction in plants, Wiki has a very nice page here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporogenesis

Ramon Hierro, vero, , and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo

Comments
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
splendid
I wish you a beautiful last day of this year, and a joyful NEW YEAR.
11 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
This is gorgeous. I've got a lot of ferns in my garden, different species, so I'll take a closer look now.
11 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Very beautiful and interesting angle!
11 years ago.
 sunlight
sunlight club
Wonderful photo !
11 years ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.