John Serrao , during the Carboniferous Period, or "Coal Age," the small evergreen plants known today as club mosses grew as much as 100 feet tall. They flourished in steamy jungles and were probably ...

On a recent walk near Echo Cove, I noticed a lovely patch of a club moss sporting dozens of erect spore-bearing “cones.” We have several types of club moss here, but the only one I recognize (so far) ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The other night I had a dream of princess pine, the clubmoss that looks like ...

Not everyone has room for a redwood. But there are even more ancient plants that fit into the smallest garden spaces, thriving underfoot: mosses. Obscure as they are common, these organisms reward a ...