blog posts A fern’s ‘zombie’ fronds sprout unusual roots Feb 26, 2024 5:15 pm by New York TimesIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images New York Times (Feb. 25) 'This is completely unknown in any other plant in the world'” says Jim Dalling, a professor and forest ecologist at the U. of I., who discovered the fern while searching for a completely unrelated plant. Share on Facebook Tweet Email