Maximum length: 0.5 m.
Appearance: Large, green plant with frond-like leaves. Leaves usually grow out from a central point at ground level. Most ferns are deciduous.
Depth: on land.
Feeding: Ferns are producers. They make their own food by photosynthesis. They have chlorophyll just like most land plants.
Environment: Ferns grow in cracks between rocks at the top of the shore or in old sand dunes. They cannot withstand water loss but they can grow in low light intensities.
Other facts: There are many different types of fern. They all reproduce with tiny dust-like spores that form on their fronds.
Classification: Ferns are a member of the pteridophyta plant group.