Nineteen species of ferns named for Lady Gaga
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 11:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Pop music megastar Lady Gaga is being honored with the name of a new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona and Texas. A genus is a group of closely related species; in this case, 19 species of ferns will carry the name Gaga.