Tree Fern

[The Hammer]

I was impressed to find some ferns having taken root and started growing out of some Maple trees. These are Licorice Ferns.

They can grow on mossy stumps, and tree trunks, and they love moisture.

 

[rocala]

Nice post @The Hammer, I have always loved ferns. I especially like the second pic.

It is good that some people recognise their beauty and are encouraging us to grow and appreciate them.

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[Quintessence]

Ah, yes, the deciduous rain forests. Pacific Northwest, mostly - up and down the West Coast in high moisture areas and have weird big leaf maples that look more like tropical plants and insanely dense and thick bryophytes? Got to see that ecosystem once, before I was really into botany, but it left impressions. Epiphytes are cool.

 

[The Hammer]

Ah, yes, the deciduous rain forests. Pacific Northwest, mostly - up and down the West Coast in high moisture areas and have weird big leaf maples that look more like tropical plants and insanely dense and thick bryophytes? Got to see that ecosystem once, before I was really into botany, but it left impressions. Epiphytes are cool.

Ha, yes the Big "hat/emergency umbrella" Leaf Maples.

It's such a lovely ecosystem up here in the PNW.

 

[Eddi]

Plants growing on plants!

I did not know that was possible, thanks for sharing

Although come to think of it I did know that vines can grow on trees

Because Tarzan swings on them to travel through the jungle

 

[Eddi]

Ha, yes the Big "hat/emergency umbrella" Leaf Maples.

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It's such a lovely ecosystem up here in the PNW.

Wow!

I did not know leaves got that big!

 

[The Hammer]

Plants growing on plants!

Wait until you see trees growing out of stumps/logs.

 

[The Hammer]

insanely dense and thick bryophytes? Got to see that ecosystem once, before I was really into botany, but it left impressions. Epiphytes are cool.

Learned a few new terms, thanks for this post. I love mosses myself (bryophyta), mild fascination. Nurse logs are great epiphyte ecosystems here.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Ha, yes the Big "hat/emergency umbrella" Leaf Maples.

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It's such a lovely ecosystem up here in the PNW.

I'd hate to see the rake.