Species Cards

Fern

Group:

Plant, Herb

Fern. Erica Bower

© Erica Bower

Fern

Food chain :

Producer

What it eats :

Makes its own food from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight energy.

Eaten by:

Slugs, snails

Habitat:

WoodlandWoodland

Description:

Ferns usually have long leaves that are divided to give them a feathery appearance. They live in damp, shady places. Ferns don't have flowers and seeds. Instead, they reproduce using tiny dust-like spores.


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