<a href="http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/1310363.php?id=1310363&refnum=jwilkinson" target="istock">fern frond opening up 3</a><br>closeup of a wild fern frond opening up, unfurling.<br>see the rest of this series for different stages of the growth.<br><br>See also: <br><a href=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=1310349><img border=0 src='http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve.php?size=1&amp;id=1310349'></a> <a href=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=1152393><img border=0 src='http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve.php?size=1&amp;id=1152393'></a> <a href=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=1310379><img border=0 src='http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve.php?size=1&amp;id=1310379'></a> <a href=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=1310363><img border=0 src='http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve.php?size=1&amp;id=1310363'></a> <a href=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=1310332><img border=0 src='http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve.php?size=1&amp;id=1310332'></a><br><br>