The fossil, named Palaeopteridium andrenelii, corresponds to a new species of the extinct order Noeggerathiales, a primitive group of vascular plants known as progymnosperms of the division ...

After the heavy rains passed the earth burst forth with fresh green plants. There are many edible wild plants in this region ...

3 min read During the Ordovician period, part of the Paleozoic era, a rich variety of marine life flourished in the vast seas and the first primitive plants began to appear on land—before the ...

Interpreting early soils requires a better understanding of modern analogues, particularly soils associated with lichens, moss, liverwort and lycopod plant communities. By characterising and analysing ...

During his trip to Italy Goethe visited the botanical gardens of the cities where he stayed He fantasized about discovering the existence of the primitive plant the mold where all the others ...