Somewhere in the southern reaches of Miami-Dade County, the only fern of its kind known to grow wild in the continental U.S. survives under a thicket of Brazilian pepper. Botanists have long worried ...

If you walk through Rainbow Springs State Park in Dunnellon, you are sure to notice ferns. First, there's the sword fern that spreads abundantly through moist garden areas and probably reminds you of ...

Federal wildlife managers announced this week that the bristle fern, shown here growing in the Hattie Bauer Hammock Preserve, will be added to the endangered species list. The fern that once grew ...

ALL RIGHT, TONY. SEE YOU THEN. MEANTIME, THE COLD, OF COURSE, FORCING FERN GROWERS IN VOLUSIA COUNTY TO MAKE MOVES TO PROTECT THEIR PLANTS. AND WITH VALENTINE’S DAY AROUND THE CORNER, THEY CAN’T TAKE ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed endangered status for a rare fern, due to threats from development and sea level rise. The agency said it would publish a separate ...

Upstaged by showy flowers and leafy tropicals, ferns too often are overlooked when it comes to the garden. Maybe that’s beginning to change. “I think ferns are coming back into popularity,” says Emily ...

When it comes to home landscaping, Elaine Byrd gets by with a little help from her fronds — fern fronds, that is. “We in Florida are very lucky; we have a terrific climate for ferns,” Byrd, a Florida ...

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 ...

Many of the ferns sold with roses are grown in Central Florida, but January's cold weather put a dent on the region's multimillion dollar fern industry. February is one of the busiest times of year ...