Ancient Ferns

Ancient Ferns alongside modern grass

Ancient Ferns are prehistoric plants that took the place of grass in the Cretaceous period. They can only be placed under leaves. They are a very reliable primary food source for herbivorous Mobs. Unlike the other plants, Ancient Ferns have a growth stage, from seedling to adult.

When hit, there is a small chance that you will receive back a Fern Seed. Be careful with water around the plant, as it will cause it to disappear.

Like most other things in the mod, they do not spawn naturally in the world.

Be very careful where you place it, as if it is placed in a forest it could potentially spread to other trees and cause lag.

Appearance

Ancient Ferns are plants that can grow to be slightly taller than one block. They are completely dark green. Like the other plants, they are a 2D texture. Whilst it's main use is for feeding dinosaurs, it can also be used to create a prehistoric landscape.

Obtaining

Ferns can be obtained by putting a Plant Fossil in an Analyzer. There is a rare chance that the Analyzer will give back Fossilized Fern Spores, which you then must put in a Culture Vat. Unless the Culture Vat fails and spawns a Failure Plant, it will then turn the Fossilized Seeds into normal Fern Spores which can be planted. They can also be obtained from mining permafrost.

Use

All dinosaurian herbivores of the mod will eat ferns, making them extremely useful as automated food resources. However, Ferns can only grow under leaves and will spread very quickly. If provided with the right habitat and needs, such as if it is grown in a forest covered with leaves, such as jungles, it can quickly and efficiently overrun the whole biome and potentially cause lag, so be careful where you put it. You can plant a fern seedling by right clicking Fern Seeds on a grass block under a leaf block.

Plant List

• Ancient Ferns
• Bennettitales
• Cephalotaxus
• Crataegus
• Dillhoffia
• Ephedra
• Failure Plant
• Florissantia
• Foozia
• Horsetail
• Lycopodiophyta
• Osmunda
• Palaeoraphe Tree
• Sarracenia
• Tempskya
• Vaccinium
• Welwitschia
• Zamites

Gallery

Baby Fern

A small cluster of ferns.

Science	Analyzer ■ Archeology Workbench ■ Bubble Blower ■ Culture Vat ■ Feeder ■ Sifter ■ Time Machine
Paleontology	Amber Ore ( Amber) ■ Ancient Ferns ■ Failuresaurus Trail ■ Fossil ( Bio-Fossil) ( Skull) ■ Iced Stone ■ Permafrost ( Frozen Meat) ■ Tar ( Tar Fossil) ■ Volcanic Ash ■ Volcanic Rock ( Brick) (Stair) (Slab)
Archeology	Amphora ■ Ancient Figurines ■ Ancient Glass ■ Ancient Stone ( Brick) (Stair) (Slab) ■ Ancient Treasure Chest ■ Ancient Wood ( Pillar) (Stair) (Slab) ( Plate) ■ Anu Statue ■ Anubite Statue ■ Drum ■ Kylix ■ Mysterious Sarcophagus ■ Volute
Crafted	Calamites Plank ( Door) ( Trapdoor) (Fence) (Stair) (Slab) ■ Dense Sand ■ Obsidian Spikes ■ Palaeoraphe Plank ( Door) ( Trapdoor) (Fence) (Stair) (Slab) ■ Reinforced Glass ■ Skull Lantern
Plants	Archaeosigillaria ■ Bennettitales ■ Calamites Log ( Leaf) ■ Cephalotaxus ■ Crataegus ■ Dillhoffia ■ Duisbergia ■ Ephedra ■ Failure Plant ■ Florissantia ■ Foozia ■ Horsetail ■ Osmunda ■ Palaeoraphe Log ( Leaf) ■ Sarracenia ■ Tempskya ■ Vaccinium ■ Welwitschia ■ Zamites