Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Wishing Happiness to All!


Are you wondering about "my families" in this year's botanical greetings? Nothing aberrant here, it's just that there is no all-encompassing Fern Family. Instead there are many, and the number continues to grow. Is this evolution? No, it's taxonomists.
Excerpt from Ferns: A chart of fern families, @David Rydeheard; available for personal or educational use. (Click to view; arrow and note added.)
How many families did you spot? There are six (family names in parentheses):

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  1. tz_gardenDecember 26, 2024 at 10:55 AM

    Happy Holidays! I'm a newcomer to ferns, but they are fascinating.

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    1. HollisDecember 27, 2024 at 10:25 AM

      Thx, tz. I find them fascinating too ... and more difficult to understand than I expected. But mystery is good :)

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  2. Beth at PlantPostingsDecember 26, 2024 at 5:39 PM

    Ah, thanks for the informative, fun post. I will look more closely at the photo and the ID information. Happy Holidays!

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    1. HollisDecember 27, 2024 at 10:30 AM

      Thanks, Beth. When I find fern id tough (can be!) I think about their beauty (even though they're a bit monochromatic :)

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  3. MFHJanuary 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM

    Ah, Hollis...*now* you've done it.

    The ferns thought their vibrant greenness leant contrast to the brown bark and the varying sky; it never occurred to them they might be "monochromatic."

    As retribution you might consider reciting these tidbits Michelle disclosed this evening. She dredged them up from the basement of her mom's upbringing in Goshen, Indiana...

    Chick inna car and the car won't go; that's how you spell Chicago!

    If at first you don't fricassee, fry, fry a hen.

    Have you read Patrick Leigh Fermor's *A Time Of Gifts.* I commend it.

    Onward!

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  4. HollisJanuary 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM

    I love their green world Michael! stay tuned

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