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title: "While watering my fern tonight, I noticed two of the new leaves had…"
description: "While watering my fern tonight, I noticed two of the new leaves had these brownish spots on the backs of their leaves. Are these some kind of spores? I’ve seen…"
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published: "2025-02-16T06:39:48.285615Z"
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# While watering my fern tonight, I noticed two of the new leaves had…

_Geplaatst door Lynda op 2025-02-16_

While watering my fern tonight, I noticed two of the new leaves had these brownish spots on the backs of their leaves. Are these some kind of spores? I’ve seen spores on the backs of some outdoor ferns, but they didn’t look like this at all. TIA!

![Bijlage 1 van 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/AJM30CRxSkSrpON912WZxA.webp?size=large)

![Bijlage 2 van 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/xywd8p8AQNiEtISjAxtemA.webp?size=large)

## 2 reacties

### Wolfen 🐺 reageerde op 2025-02-16

It looks like sporing.

### KJM reageerde op 2025-02-16

I think this is spore development also. I agree with you though, they don't look like the typical shape or placement of spores on a rabbit's foot fern. Even so I think it is spore development

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