A summary is presented of the most important ways in which ferns have been important to humanity. Many of these categories are positive such as the use of ferns for subsistence. On the negative side is their role as weeds ...

A picture of a man standing next to a giant fern. A description on the back of the postcard reads "Beautiful ferns of many kinds abound in the moist forests of the mountains. This view is at a place easily accessible with ...

Arsenic (As) is a semimetallic element that is notorious for its toxicity and carcinogenicity. Arsenic can be removed by some ferns. The objectives of this study were to investigate the ability of Pteris vittata L. ...

An ethnobotanical study was performed of the ferns and lycophytes used by the Guaranı of Misiones Province, Argentina. It was determined that fifty species are used, and details of the uses and the Guaranı names and ...

We conducted a taxonomic study of the fern genera Lomaria, Lomariocycas, and Parablechnum (Blecluraceae, Polypodiop-sida) in southern and southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, ...