Adolf Fact checked by Emily Estep Asparagus fern (Asparagus densiflorus), also known as foxtail fern, is a member of the ...

Why might ferns have such flexible reproductive strategies? The answer lies in what they lack: seeds, flowers and fruits. This distinguishes them from the more than 350,000 species of seed plants ...

Ferns (along with trees and wildflowers ... to entice birds and mammals to eat the fruit and disperse the seeds, a type or interaction in which both sides benefit. (Of course some insects also ...