in spring, ferns grow in the taiga - survivors from ancient times, like living fossils

fern seedlings polypodiophyta fernlike curled swirling ancient forest taiga herbaceous unpretentious frond shoot stem curl spore development hygrophilous beautiful frostresistant shadetolerant orlyak shield ground garden green plant nature leaf natural jungle tropical botany growth outdoor trunk branch closeup small fresh survival prepper relic spiral fronds sporophyte gametophyte asexual nodule bracken