A fern growing on a fern growing on a fern [oc]
Here's my current record for most ferns growing on top of each other!
A tree fern called a ponga (Alsophila tricolor) forms the base, growing on this tree ferns trunk is a hen and chicken fern (Asplenium bulbiferum).
Hen and chicken ferns grows little bulbils (baby ferns) on its fronds, when the bulbils are old enouph, they drop off to become a new hen and chicken fern.
These bulbils make up the final layer of ferns of my fern stack, making it a magnificent 3 layers of fern.
Nice! Did you intentionally create this magnificent fern stack, or did it emerge from a fortunate accident?
It emerged from fortunate accident alongside a stream in the middle of a forest
Ah! Great observational skills then!