An infestation of a giant horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, has been found near Levin. It was spotted by eagle-eyed Department of Conservation staff. They gave us a specimen for Te Papa’s herbarium collec… more →
Te Papa's Blogmsorganiclady wrote 20 hours ago: Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum). It has rained every day since July arrived, but I’m … more →
helen kensinger wrote 3 days ago: The other day I walked into a very modern and minimal lighting store (Munich is famous for it’ … more →
Paige wrote 3 days ago: These mounted elkhorn & staghorn ferns by California based artist Sean Kelley, a call to arms, … more →
quikflik wrote 1 week ago: after the Skirts in Scuba trip up to the Poor Knights, Marcia and I had a phone coversation about ho … more →
islaverde wrote 1 week ago: This clump of Cibotium barometz was found in a cleared patch of forest in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highla … more →
islaverde wrote 1 week ago: Definitely a Sphaeropteris. But which one? I suspected Cyathea javanica or tenggerensis. This tree f … more →
islaverde wrote 1 week ago: The “Australian” tree fern as it is commonly called. This is another Sphaeropteris which … more →
kimberleyplants wrote 2 weeks ago: Bundabunda mound spring is a green mirage Gaze across Carnot Bay’s blisteringly white salt marshes, … more →
midnightgardener wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s a gray and overcast Solstice Sunday here, and so I’m meeting the new season with a … more →
christopherlink wrote 2 weeks ago: Ferns reach further back into the mist of time than any other living organism in the Blue Hills. So … more →
megansampsel wrote 2 weeks ago: One year of wedded bliss is upon us. June 21, 2008 in Cashiers, North Carolina we were scurrying ar … more →
newyorkoutdoors wrote 2 weeks ago: FERN IDENTIFICATION WALK Are you flabbergasted by ferns? Do you know if your stipes are hairy or w … more →
JBBC wrote 2 weeks ago: I am very lucky to be living in the Irish countryside. Walking through the country lanes beside my h … more →
hoobie wrote 2 weeks ago: I warn you that this is, apparently, a pretty boring drawing. Evidence: I kept falling asleep at m … more →
cara wrote 3 weeks ago: THIS MORNING I WAS GREETED BY A SURPRISE VISITOR: a 4-foot foxglove in sudden, outrageous bloom in t … more →
Ralph Berglund wrote 3 weeks ago: Last saturday I ventured into the Franklin Parker Preserve in the Pinelands. This 14 square mile tr … more →
abbyanderson wrote 3 weeks ago: Lately I am totally obsessing over Ferns. I love how full, bright and wild they are. I love their te … more →
acesix wrote 3 weeks ago: pa, originally uploaded by sizzled. fiddlehead season is extremely short, so i try to enjoy the … more →