One of the most important phytoremediation ferns is the Chinese break fern, Pteris vittata. It has been deemed a hyper-accumulator, which are rare plants with a much greater ability to take up ...

Nardoo, the desert fern. The recent Queensland floods will trigger the germination of one of the strangest and most notorious plants in Australia. By Abbie Thomas. Birdsville in flood.

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Her work, conducted under Dr. Amanda Grusz, has led to the discovery and naming of a new species of desert fern from southwestern North America. Next, Smalley will pursue her PHD at the University ...