when to collect spores
Anticipated Time When Sori Are Mature
When to look for mature spores from NC native ferns
The green bars are when the NC Biodiversity Project predicts mature spore.
The dots are when mature spore were harvested and cultured from ferns at the NC Botanical Garden.
when to collect spores
Appearance of Sori
Some sori have indusia and the sori usually change color when transitioning from immature to mature stages.