UMary Allen
Ama-Fern ayizitshalo ezimila emthunzini nasezindaweni ezimanzi, njengasemahlathini, emifantwini nasemihosheni, noma osebeni lwemifudlana. Azenzi imbewu ukuze zikhiqize, kodwa kunalokho izinhlamvu. Emhlabeni jikelele kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-12,000 ezihlukene, emazweni ethu, kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-100. Ama-Ferns awabizwa ngokuthi amaqabunga, kodwa amaqabunga.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-300 edlule, ama-fern ayegcwele emhlabeni. Lezi zitshalo zazizinkulu kakhulu kunanamuhla. Yingakho zibizwa ngokuthi ama-fern esihlahla. Ezinye zazo zisekhona ezindaweni ezishisayo nanamuhla. Iningi lamalahle ethu aqinile livela kuma-fern afile.
Ama-fern azala kanjani?
Ama-Fern azala ngaphandle kwezimbali. Kunalokho, ubona amachashazi amakhulu, ngokuvamile ayindilinga ngaphansi kwamaqabunga. Lezi yinqwaba yama-capsules. Akhanyayo ekuqaleni abese ephenduka eluhlaza okumnyama abe nsundu.
Uma lawa ma-capsule esevuthiwe, ayaqhuma adedele ama-spores awo. Umoya uyabathwala. Uma ziwela phansi endaweni enomthunzi, emanzi, zizoqala ukukhula. Lezi zitshalo ezincane zibizwa ngokuthi i-pre-seedlings.
Izitho zokuzala zesifazane nezabesilisa zikhula ngaphansi kwesithombo esandulela isithombo. Amangqamuzana abesilisa abe esebhukuda aye emangqamuzaneni amaqanda abesifazane. Ngemva kokukhulelwa, isitshalo se-fern sikhula. Konke kuthatha cishe unyaka.