As one of the best ferns to grow indoors, the bird's nest fern is perfect for adding a touch of lush greenery to your home. To help your bird's nest fern flourish, the key is to replicate its ...

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Moving through plant lineages, from spore-bearing lycophytes to ferns to flowering plants, reproduction becomes more and more specialized. Indeed, the flower is often diagrammed as the end goal of ...

But how much do you know about one of the earliest plants to evolve on our planet? Ferns have been growing on Earth for hundreds of millions of years. Dinosaurs, such as the towering Diplodocus, would ...

Ferns are hardy, often the first to pierce lava fields, for example, while their spores—which are smaller than dust and capable of dispersing across vast distances—can remain dormant for decades. And ...

My blue star fern sits on an old schoolhouse desk beside my couch. I guess I have had it for three or four years now. It is one of those ...

Ferns growing on other plants along with orchids and bromeliads are referred to as epiphytes. We commonly see epiphytitic types growing on hapuu, tree branches and even rocky, soiless areas.

The "button" term comes from the fact people perceive the leaflets' shape as somewhat roundish, as they alternate along the fern stems.

Keeping these delicate plants happy can be pretty tricky. Here’s how to give your asparagus fern everything it needs to thrive. Asparagus ferns may be best known for their airy, delicate foliage ...