The Life story of a fern

The study of the two generations in the life history of the fern. Fertilisation is described and the development of the embryo fern shown by time-lapse photography.

Credits

Directed by
J.V. Durden
Complete catalog record
Shows the development of a Ploypodium fern, including the dispersal of spores, the gametophyte generation, the growth of the egg, the death of the sporophyte in winter, and the development of fronds from rhizomes in the spring.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, country, description, credits
  2. United World Films, Inc. 16mm Sound Motion Pictures Catalog, 1954-1955 — title, length, format, sound, genre, description
  3. Wikidata · Q123303320 ↗
  4. 16mm Filmography editors — creator, catalog record