EVERYPlant King Fern for Daz

Name: King Fern

Scientific: Angiopteris evecta

A.K.A.: Giant Fern Elephant Fern, Oriental Vessel Fern, Madagascar Tree Fern, Mule's Foot Fern

Notes: A very large rainforest fern native to most parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania. It has a history dating back about 300 million years, and is believed to have the longest fronds of any fern in the world. The trunk-like rhizome is massive, measuring up to 1m. The older portions of the rhizome lie on the ground while the newer growth may rise vertically up to 1.2m high. The arching, glossy green fronds, which emerge from the tip of the rhizome, may reach up to 9m long and 2.5m wide, but despite their enormous size they have no woody strengthening tissues in the fronds to keep them erect -- instead they are supported entirely by the hydraulic pressure of the sap. Fossilised fronds bearing a distinct similarity to this plant have been found in Paleozoic rocks from every continent, indicating that the species is very primitive and was widespread around 300 million years ago, a time when ferns and their relatives were the dominant plants on the planet. The geographically isolated communities seen today point to favourable climatic conditions being more widespread in the past.

There are 16 models in this set:
5x Standard. Green, fully mature and in good health. Useable in most scenes.
5x Health. Thriving, distress, unhealthy, dying, and dead.
6x Maturity. Ancient, young, growing, immature, forming, and fiddleheads.

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Software: Daz Studio 4

Where to buy: Renderosity

Publish date: March 21, 2025