Ferns are among the oldest life forms on earth, exceeding the dinosaurs in age. In fact, the genus is more than 400 million years old. No less than 10,000 species of ferns exist, and there are few ...

Somewhere in the southern reaches of Miami-Dade County, the only fern of its kind known to grow wild in the continental U.S. survives under a thicket of Brazilian pepper. Botanists have long worried ...

Florida features a wealth of native ferns, including large and lovely species such as cinnamon and royal ferns, that are ideal for landscaping around wet sites. Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) bears ...