The understory of our forests is graced with lots of ferns in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ferns (along with trees and wildflowers) are classified as vascular plants, meaning that they all have ...

The true staghorn ferns grow epiphytically on support trees mainly in tropical areas of the world. Staghorns come from such places as the Pacific Rim, which includes Australia, Papua New Guinea ...

Oak trees might look stunning in your yard, but these massive shade trees spell doom for this grass type - and will suffer ...

But some of the ferns are more fascinating to me. Resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides, now with a new name but the old one is so much fun to say that I’m sticking with it. When it dries up it ...

along with native trees and shrubs. They will grow in shade to partial sun, and can tolerate dry soil — a plus in current drought conditions. Resistant to deer and rabbits, Christmas ferns are a ...

There is, however, green to be seen on the ground under many bare deciduous trees ... ferns (Polystichum acrostichoides). They’re native to the eastern part of the country and they’ll grow ...

Hello, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Epiphytes are photosynthetic plants that live in trees and don’t have true roots ... Most epiphytes, about 90 percent, are ...