Deer Fern Spore
This plane of focus is about midway through the spore. The perine is optically active as can be seen by the light color of the perine film layer outside the endospore. In Deer fern the perine is thicker at the base of the spore and forms a skirt.
Transmitted Oblique Off Circular Polarized Light Illumination
Mickel, John T., 1979. HOW TO KNOW THE FERNS AND FERN ALLIES, Dubuque, Iowa. Wm. C. Brown.
Definition/Function
Deer Fern, Blechnum spicant, is found in moist, maritime Northwest forests of North America and occasionally inland.Significance in the Environment
The spores and sporangia are released in June to August.Characteristic Features
Associated Particles
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http://depts.washington.edu/propplnt/Plants/deer%20fern.htmMickel, John T., 1979. HOW TO KNOW THE FERNS AND FERN ALLIES, Dubuque, Iowa. Wm. C. Brown.
