Deer Fern Spore

This plane of focus shows the colpus (fissure) on the concave side of the grain.

Transmitted Oblique Off Circular Polarized Light Illumination

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

References

http://depts.washington.edu/propplnt/Plants/deer%20fern.htm
Mickel, John T., 1979. HOW TO KNOW THE FERNS AND FERN ALLIES, Dubuque, Iowa. Wm. C. Brown.