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 ...

MIAMI Fla. (Reuters) - Wildlife officials are preparing to set a 10,000-acre fire on Tuesday to combat an invasive fern in Florida's Everglades National Park, hoping to burn away a vine that is ...

LeRoy Rodgers spends plenty of time in the Florida Everglades — mainly in airboats. He works for the South Florida Water Management District. On a recent day, he eases his boat alongside a tree island ...

A newly recognized population of the dangerous invasive fern Lygodium microphyllum has been found in Orange County in central Florida. This population of the weed is known to have persisted within a ...