As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one possible exception: sprouting, ...

“It’s called sensitive fern not because it’s sensitive to touch, but because it’s sensitive to low temperature,” Gould said. “If you get a late frost in the spring or an early frost in the fall — ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 45, No. 273 (APRIL 1994), pp. 477-483 (7 pages) Young gametophytes of the sensitive fern, Onoclea sensibilis, respond to heat-shock by synthesizing in excess ...

The sensitive fern – named due to its sensitivity to drought and frost – is a widespread species found throughout eastern North America and eastern Asia. It is a dimorphic plant because it has two ...

Ferns are tough, and do well planted anytime during the growing season in Iowa. Ferns are everywhere, and are a great starting point for designing your yard. Here are some tips on what varieties do ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. All fern leaves develop from fiddleheads in the spring, but the ostrich fern ...

Ferns are underrated and largely ignored by gardeners, but they shouldn't be. They can add much to a garden. I recently went to Walpole, New Hampshire, where I met with Michael Nerrie of Distant Hill ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study examined mutations expressed in haploid fern gametophytes derived from spores collected in the wild in order to assay for the ...

Botonists reveals that the unique timing of spore dispersal in the sensitive fern, known as Onoclea sensibilis, is determined by a structural mechanism of humidity-driven movement in spore bearing ...