Researchers have described six species of ferns new to science from the tropical forests of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, all in the genus Danaea. The ferns range in height from 20 centimeters ...

Researchers have clarified the evolutionary history of a previously poorly known group of ferns from the tropical rainforests of America using DNA methods. The study discovered many new fern species, ...

Discover the climbing fern, a rare and unique Ohio plant that stays green through winter. Learn where to find this botanical marvel in southern Ohio.

A new species of fern found by botanists surveying a remote East Maui area was announced and described in a recent research article. The fern named Athyrium haleakalae “is uniquely adapted to survive ...

Forget all that "it's a bird, it's a plane" nonsense. It's a plant and a pop star! More specifically, a fern. Researchers at Duke University have named a whopping 19 species of ferns after Lady Gaga!

A woodland fern in France developed from two plants from separate species which diverged 60 million years in the past. Genetic analysis revealed the heritage of the vegetative life form. Normally, ...

Few people can say that there is a plant is named after them. Hilda White — a 95-year-old, long-time volunteer at the University of Vermont's Pringle Herbarium — is one of the lucky individuals who ...

An outstanding problem in Hawai’i is invasive species of tree ferns that can outcompete native species, with unknown but potentially large consequences on ecosystem function. My research project ...

Gadshill: "We have the receipt of fern-seed, we walk invisible." Chamberlain: “Now, by my faith, I think you are more beholding to the night than to fern-seed for your walking invisible. — Shakespeare ...