Steven has an air fern. He's had it for at least 3 years, and he's quite proud of the fact that it is still green...in other words, that he has been able to keep a plant alive for longer than a few months. I vaguely recall a couple other people in the dorm having air ferns.
Well, last night the subject came up yet again, and I made the final determination to learn what an air fern actually is and is not. A quick Google search turned up the fact that air ferns are actually Sertularia argentea...I would give you the entire scientific classification from Kingdom down to Species, but I know you would just stop reading. Anyway, the telling part comes first.
Kingdom: Animalia
Wait....Animalia?!? This is NOT a PLANT! Ah hah! I am vindicated!
As per Wikipedia: Air fern is the name given to a product that is in fact composed of a species of marine animal called Sertularia argentea. These so-called "ferns" are dead and dried colonies of hydrozoans, colonies of marine hydroids. Hydroids are related to corals and jellyfish.
So don't hold your breath waiting for it to grow!
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3 comments:
Just don't soak it in water. It will lose its color. :)
No way! I've had an air fern for years! It hasn't grown or changed- I thought I was doing so well with it! A dead animal?! Who knew!
You write very well.
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