On my final morning hike back in Oaxaca, the path before us fell into a deep misty grove, the tree ferns several stories high, their slim but sturdy trunks swaying, their leaves arranged radially ...

Zombie leaves: Novel repurposing of senescent fronds in the tree fern Cyathea rojasiana in a tropical montane forest. Ecology , published online January 18, 2024. doi: 10.1002/ecy.4248. J.M.R ...

This tree fern is found in a soggy area of the Fortuna Forest Reserve, which is drenched by more than 20 feet of rain a year. The rain leaches the sandy, volcanic soil, draining it of nitrogen and ...

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 ...

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 ...

She adds: “My little tree trail has turned into something that seems to be a lot bigger than I anticipated.” For more information about Echoes of the Forest, go to avl.mx/ero . 1065 Views ...

Now the first full tree fern genome has been successfully sequenced—that of the flying spider-monkey tree fern—hinting at how these peculiar plants accrued such a massive set of genes.

I am including a photo of an interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana). A small ant and an even smaller needle from an Eastern hemlock tree provide context for the size of the leaf blades. You can also ...