Ferns can provide great texture, color, shape and size to your shade garden. The prehistoric flora can be found year-round ...

We found something striking: nearly 130 million years ago, during the Cretaceous geologic period, ferns and flowering plants independently evolved ant-bribing nectar glands at roughly the same time.

A well-known strategy in flowering plants is to produce nectar to attract “ant bodyguards.” Recent research explores the evolution of this same defense strategy in ferns. The study, recently published ...

A well-known strategy in flowering plants is to produce nectar to attract “ant bodyguards.” Recent research explores the evolution of this same defense strategy in ferns. The study ...