Fern Forest subdivision in Puna will become the newest front in a war against an aggressive invasive plant spreading around the Big Island. Franny Brewer, program manager at the Big Island Invasive ...

Researchers have described seven new fern species from the rainforests of tropical America. Many of the species were uncovered as the by-product of ecological research: the species diversity in ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. — A rare plant has been discovered in west central Indiana. The weft fern, a state-endangered species that grows on rocks, caves and sheltered crevices, was found during a plant ...

These scales help protect the fern from desiccating winter winds. There are other forest ferns with golden, translucent scales, but their leaves are very different from those of Christmas fern usually ...

It wasn't long ago when we stepped outside seeking a sunny site to warm a bit. Now we look for shade to make our rest more comfortable. Thanks to the warm temperatures of spring and ample rains in ...

You walk in planning to purchase a bag of potting soil and, bewitched by green magic, walk out carrying a pear tree, blueberry bush, hydrangea hedge, carrot seeds, soaker hose and a new line of credit ...

Look at the underside of a fern leaf. Those rows of orange clusters aren’t tiny insects; they’re spores waiting to be catapulted away. Once a spore lands, it grows into a tiny plant, from which fern ...