Here’s my current record for most ferns growing on top of each other!

A tree fern called a ponga (Alsophila tricolor) forms the base, growing on this tree ferns trunk is a hen and chicken fern (Asplenium bulbiferum).

Hen and chicken ferns grows little bulbils (baby ferns) on its fronds, when the bulbils are old enouph, they drop off to become a new hen and chicken fern.

These bulbils make up the final layer of ferns of my fern stack, making it a magnificent 3 layers of fern.

  • SalamanderA
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    1 day ago

    Nice! Did you intentionally create this magnificent fern stack, or did it emerge from a fortunate accident?

    • nettleOPM
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      19 hours ago

      It emerged from fortunate accident alongside a stream in the middle of a forest