Belying the popular notion of ferns as delicate, lacy relics surmounted by the evolution of flowering plants, biologists have presented evidence for a much different scenario. Arlington, Va. -- ...

Analyses of genetic material from a multitude of fern species suggest that much of that plant group branched out millions of years after flowering plants appeared, a notion that contradicts many ...

At present, Rocky Hills is a showplace for fiddleheads underfoot. But before 1990, attention was focused overhead. The garden began in 1956, when Henriette Granville Suhr, the head of furniture and ...

Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend ...

Recent botanical exploration efforts in the rugged Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) have increased the known flora of the archipelago by an impressive 20 percent. Field research projects have ...

I have a shaded, woodland garden and want to plant some hardy ferns in the area. Which ones are better to plant, the ones that are evergreen or the ones that die back each winter? Which ones are ...

How did the Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) come by its common name? Perhaps because its evergreen nature makes it ideal for use in holiday decorations. Or maybe it’s the shape of its ...