Ferns are among the oldest living plants, with fossil records dating back 383 to 393 million years ago. These plants are ...

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia ...

To the contrary, we found that in many types of ferns – one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth – evolution of reproductive strategies has been a two-way street, with plants at times ...

Ferns might lack flowers, but they're great plants for a shady spot. Many are evergreen and most have intricately cut leaves that are as beautiful as any bloom. Which? Gardening magazine grew a range ...

Fertilization is typically not required for ferns in gardens or pots, and, in fact, may be detrimental to more tender species. Very few ferns are bothered by insect pests, making these plants easy ...

With thick strappy leaves and distinctive black or brown midribs, this bright green fern is a beautiful houseplant that requires less coddling than many other types of ferns. It’s a great choice ...

The ferns and their relatives first appear in the fossil record some 360 million years ago in the late Devonian period. They diversified into many of the modern fern families and species during the ...

Another type of seedless vascular plant is ferns, also known as monilophytes. Many types of ferns have large leaves called fronds that slowly unfurl over time, but there are other kinds ...

This family is the most-species rich among ferns, with more than 1,000 species, and shows a pantropical distribution. The majority of these ferns are epiphytes but other life habits evolved ...

Furthermore, "the biology of these ferns is exceptionally obscure and blurred by sexual crossing between species," Pryer told Duke Today. "They have high numbers of chromosomes and asexuality that can ...

As well as cultivated plants, the garden also contains more than 120 different species of ferns and wildflowers and visitors who want to immerse themselves in their surroundings can stay in a ...

with more than 160 species of trees and over 100 species of ferns. Many types of birds and butterflies can also be found there, as well as many endangered species, including the mountain gorilla.