What you see are teeny, tiny proto ferns. Ferns have a two-stage lifecycle, and these little gametophyte-stage ferns will soon produce sporophytes that will grow into the beautiful, fanned greenery we’re more used to seeing.
Fern Gametophytes (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
Tuesday - Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed most Mondays, Thanksgiving & Christmas Day.
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