id help: i think i see 3 different kinds?

[RyanVolle]

they seem interesting and they grow in very humid conditions, estimated around 90% growing with my nepenthes seeds (which i'm waiting until january 2013 by the way) so humid you could see condensations on the sides and i barely water the medium

the medium us nutrient-poor coco peat and the largest of them seems to actually grow on a charcoal

[Jox]

 

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[Halcyon Daze]

That's the gametophyte stage of a fern. It is actually the sexual stage of a fern. They have a tiny little penis and a tiny little vagina and in wet conditions the sperms go swimming around and some randomly find their way into the vagina and a new fern (sporophyte) grows out of the vagina.

true story -it's one of nature's 'tiny miracles'.

Edited October 28, 2012 by Halcyon Daze

[RyanVolle]

so i got a fern. the big piece, can i take it out and let it grow?

now this is getting more nteresting

[poisonshroom]

True about the strange life cycles of ferns. Other more ancient lineages of plants have similar tactics (algae and ginkgo for example), and it can make propagation tricky for some species.

Transplanting ferns can be difficult (i think especially if the rhizome is small to non-existent). Id say leave them in there until they are bigger and take some better pictures so you can have them identified. Close ups of reproductive parts may help too. Once you know what species (or genus) it belongs to you can work out how/if you can transplant it

[Halcyon Daze]

They are delicate and dry out instantly. Do you have a terrarium? Probably best to wait for at least 6 months before transplanting.

[RyanVolle]

i think i'll be waiting until the nepenthes seeds will germinate before i actually do something about them

They are delicate and dry out instantly. Do you have a terrarium? Probably best to wait for at least 6 months before transplanting.

 

yeah, i do have an unused terrarium

[mindperformer]

could be a fern of a moss, but I don't know much about the species on the Philippines, but there must be definitely a high diversity.

I don't think its this species but it represents the diversity of forms on your islands:

http://www.projectno...ottings/6298105

I also think you don't have three species but different stages of the same species.

Edited October 31, 2012 by mindperformer