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How Did It Get There?

Cactus Fern

Cactus Fern


Ferns thrive in the Pacific Northwest. Take a walk in Bremerton’s NAD Park and you will find an astonishing variety of ferns growing in the park’s moist shady areas. Prolific as they are, I had no idea ferns can germinate without human intervention in a houseplant pot that has never been outside. Apparently they can (see photo). The answer to how this occurs may lie in the fern’s reproductive cycle.
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