Saturday, January 29, 2011

The Language of Ferns

Regrettably I am only fluent in American English. But I love words. Ferns have a botanical lexicon that is fascinating to me. From their common names, such as maidenhair, ebony spleenwort, and rock polypody, to the terms for various stages in their life cycle, such as sporangium, prothallus, and sporophyte, there are many words to enjoy.

I know I will think of other ferns and botanical terms after this is posted, so one of the things I want to learn is how make connections from one posting to another.
I have also seen lovely images and charts about ferns. I want to learn the proper way to reference the work of others within the blog.

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