It’s a fern, of course. This one is quite common in the Southeast, stretching north into the Ohio River Valley and New England and west to eastern Texas. Southern grape-fern, Sceptridium biternatum, ...

Fern reproduction is so mysterious it remained wrapped in mystery and magic until the middle of the 19th century. The reason is that – unlike all other plants – ferns don’t flower and therefore ...

Question: I’ve noticed tiny ferns growing on branches of oak trees. They seem to dry up during dry weather, then come back alive when it rains. What is this plant? How can I get some growing in my ...

For many years, I wasn’t very confident in regard to fern identification; in fact, I was sort of intimidated by ferns. But I realized I was either going to buckle down and deal with them or have to ...