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 ...

Polystichum hildae, a holly fern discovered in Columbia, is named after a 95-year-old longtime volunteer at UVM. Here's why.

These are the wood ferns species in the genus Dryopteris. They are stout stalwarts of our forests, among the largest ferns of our flora. Although they most commonly inhabit the forest floor, sometimes ...

The understory of our forests is graced with lots of ferns in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ferns (along with trees and wildflowers) are classified as vascular plants, meaning that they all have ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected]. A ...

Each year as we reach the second half of October, we enter the unique period of time that I refer to as AutWin. AutWin is the interval between the dropping of most deciduous tree leaves and the time ...

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 ...

It was an early April morning and Nature was playing tricks on us. The weather had been cold and raw for days, but then suddenly there was a break from the trend. The temperature soared into the high ...

I remember one day, while working the Master Gardener hotline, I got a call from a woman who was very upset. The beautiful floral bouquet she received from a loved one was covered in “bugs.” She was ...

Whether you should be pruning plants in the fall or spring is an eternal puzzle for gardeners, and ferns, with a wide variety of species that are hardy to the outdoor elements, don't make it easy to ...

Kingsley Dixon's trip abroad could have been perfect. After all, the acclaimed Australian botanist won the "plant Olympics" with a gold for his rare orchid at the Chelsea Flower Show in England. But a ...