Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million years. Giant tree fern forests were common for millions of years but they gave ...

In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists found the first known plant species to transform decaying tissue into a new source of nutrients. By Douglas Main In the rainforests of western Panama, the ...

Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The fern, Cyathea ...

They are stout stalwarts of our forests, among the largest ferns of our flora. Although they most commonly inhabit the forest floor, sometimes you will spot one growing out of a rock face or crotch of ...

The United States is packed with spectacular national forests, and these special spots contain some of the most unique trees ...

PARADISE, MI -- With 48,000 acres of wilderness there’s no shortage of plant discoveries in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Peninsula. While navigating the 40 miles of hiking trails you’ll ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign plant biology professor James Dalling and his colleagues discovered that some tree ferns recycle their dead fronds into roots. The researchers call these ...