Ferns: Lessons in Survival From Earth's Most Adaptable Plants

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This book tells a remarkable science story by tracing the origins of the plants to over 350 million years ago.

Ferns are the most remarkable of plants, and their science is both complex and beautiful. Among our most ancient plants, they have a unique way of reproducing, and their story reveals much about our planet’s evolution. It explores how ferns first evolved, how they continuously adapted to their environment and survived every mass extinction, how they enrich human life but can also be fatal, and what their evolutionary history can tell us about our own planet.

Written by scientists with a passion for communicating impactful research that commands media and social media attention and illustrated with jewel-like details by an award-winning botanical artist, Ferns has much to say about our planet’s botanical past, present, and future.