Forest Ferns are all over the woods. They always remind me of some sort of a magical place.  Ferns usually grow low to the ground. In other words, they provide a variable carpet of green. Read on to find out some interesting facts about ferns.

Characteristics of Forest Ferns

Forest ferns do not have flowers. These plants also don’t produce seeds. Ferns do have roots, stems, and leaves. They reproduce sexually by tiny spores or vegetation.

Fern leaves are called fronds. These fronds are usually composed of multiple leafy blades on a stalk or petiole. The petioles extend off of a main stem or midrib. The tip of the frond is called the apex. Each group of leaves off the mid rib are called pinna. Each pinna is divided into multiple small leaves call pinnules. There are lots of different leaf divisions. Click here to find out more.

Ferns also have stems and roots. Ferns stems are rhizomes. Another plant that grows via rhizomes is listed here. Rhizomes usually grow and extend below the surface of the soil or ground that they are growing on. Roots grow from the rhizomes.