Awards and Honours
Christopher Fraser Jenkins
Honorary Patron of the Exotic Fern Group
Christopher is a very well-known expert on the ferns of the Indian subcontinent. He has written widely on the taxonomic, cytological and molecular-cladonomic studies of the Indian pteridophytes and recently published the three-volume An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes (2021). He has worked closely with other Indian pteridologists and more widely internationally. He has always been a ready source of advice on the identification of ferns, and he is the Honorary Patron of the Exotic Fern Group and an Honorary Member of the British Pteridological Society. Born in South Wales, he currently lives between Portugal and the UK, having moved from Nepal.
Special Awards
The Exotic Fern Group presents Special Awards to individuals or institutions that have made incredible contributions to aspects of pteridology or fern horticulture.
4 July 2025
Richard Hayward
Awarded in recognition of his contribution to tropical fern culture.
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EFG Pteridology Prize
The EFG Pteridology Prize is an international competition open to amateurs, students and professionals that celebrates and supports emerging botanists, conservationists and horticulturists passionate about fern research and cultivation.
2026
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Kevin Bannon
Víctor M. Saldarriaga
The 2026 prize invited original work aligned with the charity’s core mission to advance fern horticulture, cultivation techniques, conservation and botanical knowledge sharing. The judges reached a unanimous decision to award joint winners for 2026.
Judging Panel: Dr Alan Jones (Prize Sponsor), Dr Peter Blake (EFG President), Alice Taylor (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew) & Luigi Leoni (Cambridge University Botanic Garden).
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‘From Decant to Replanting: the Fern Collection at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.’
‘Ferns and Lycophytes of El Romeral (Colombia): From Floristic Research to an Illustrated Field Guide.’