Antenna Fern

Doryopteris Cordata produces lobed fronds at the base of the fern, which form a low growing mound, close to ground level, these fronds look more like leaves than the fronds of a fern, but Doryopteris cordata produces fertile fronds that are much more ‘fern like’, these feather like fronds.Doryopteris cordata has the common name of antenna fern, as the taller fronds that this fern produces stand above the fern, held on clear stems, which make them look rather like an antenna.