Outdoor fern I bought from Home Depot this past spring. Just noticed little bumps on only some of the leaves. Is it bugs or diseased?? Anything I can do? Thanks in advance
This is completely normal and a sign of a healthy plant.
These are spores that are meant to be carried away by wind, water, and insects for new baby ferns to grow!
theWriterMommy
It’s just how it ferns are. No worries!
Plant_gg
No darling! It’s not bugs, it’s just spores, ferns are very very old plants, way older than the plant that produces seeds (spermatophytes I think they are called in English) so they have structures that keep the spores in the leaves (in Italian they are called “sori”, I’m not sure what’s in English).
Evolutionary biologists think that these structures have folded to give the carpel, a modified leaf that evolved into the ovary of gymnosperms and angiosperms.
So yeah! Your plant is completely fine. Sorry for the long reply, I’m a biologist and I would love to become a botanist
crafty-bug3962
These are spores & how ferns reproduce/ make new plants!
DaneAlaskaCruz
Yup, like others have said, totally normal. These are spores for the fern to propagate.
Fun fact: ferns are evolutionarily older than flowering plants.
Saji_mama_423
Spores…
delilahdancing
Fern in on your fern
Glittering_Cow945
they’re not spores, they’re sori, or spore-forming organs.
cantgetenough24
Fern stuff.
secondphase
Looks like a gloved hand
moonie_loon
Spores. They are like seeds.
RachaelRae1983
The back of the fern
Backuppedro
Too even/symmetrical to be unnatural or a foreign body
grntom
Fern, creating more fern.
Angel8675309
Fern
Infinite-Piano3311
Sporiicles they drop spores and thats how the plant reproduces, don’t breathe them in the are cancerous.
RemmeM89
Spores to keep the species alive. beautiful plant you’ve got there
RXQue3n
Ooooooooh, this gave me and my cluster ick the heebie-jeebies haha. Glad they’re *not* bugs though!
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This is completely normal and a sign of a healthy plant.
These are spores that are meant to be carried away by wind, water, and insects for new baby ferns to grow!
It’s just how it ferns are. No worries!
No darling! It’s not bugs, it’s just spores, ferns are very very old plants, way older than the plant that produces seeds (spermatophytes I think they are called in English) so they have structures that keep the spores in the leaves (in Italian they are called “sori”, I’m not sure what’s in English).
Evolutionary biologists think that these structures have folded to give the carpel, a modified leaf that evolved into the ovary of gymnosperms and angiosperms.
So yeah! Your plant is completely fine. Sorry for the long reply, I’m a biologist and I would love to become a botanist
These are spores & how ferns reproduce/ make new plants!
Yup, like others have said, totally normal. These are spores for the fern to propagate.
Fun fact: ferns are evolutionarily older than flowering plants.
Spores…
Fern in on your fern
they’re not spores, they’re sori, or spore-forming organs.
Fern stuff.
Looks like a gloved hand
Spores. They are like seeds.
The back of the fern
Too even/symmetrical to be unnatural or a foreign body
Fern, creating more fern.
Fern
Sporiicles they drop spores and thats how the plant reproduces, don’t breathe them in the are cancerous.
Spores to keep the species alive. beautiful plant you’ve got there
Ooooooooh, this gave me and my cluster ick the heebie-jeebies haha. Glad they’re *not* bugs though!
Congratulations 🎉 your fern going to be a parent plant soon ✨🤩