Showers and Thunderstorms Across the East; Rain and Mountain Snow out West. A frontal boundary draped from the Mid-Atlantic to Texas will continue to focus showers with the potential for locally heavy precipitation. A new active storm pattern will bring rain with mountain snow to the west. Pacific storms moving into the Central U.S. this week will bring showers and thunderstorms to the northern states. Read More >. Customize Your Weather.gov.
The prothallium produces both male and female sexual organs. When the female organs become fertilized by the male organs, small fern plants begin to grow. In some ferns it can take as long as six months for the first fronds (leaves) to appear after sexual fertilization.
Ferns don't produce mold spores but they sure can produce fern spores. Often these spores from the ferns can be just as allergenic as the mold spores. Fern spores usually shoot out and land fairly close to the fern. Small ferns growing in a shady part of the garden rarely trigger much allergy.