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,,,,,,,,,, ok   a   fern   is  an  obvious  fractal ,,,,,,,,,,
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#*%^~^,,,,                 ¶¶¶ ¶¶¶                  ,,,,^~^%*#
¶#*%^~^,,,                   ,@,                    ,,,^~^%*#¶
#¶#*%^~^,,                    #                     ,,^~^%*#¶#
##¶#*%^~^,                                          ,^~^%*#¶##
#¶#*%^~^,, ferns are the rests of an  ancient plant ,,^~^%*#¶#
¶#*%^~^,,, empire spanning the entire earth, taking ,,,^~^%*#¶
#*%^~^,,,, on  the  roles   now   given  to  grass, ,,,,^~^%*#
*%^~^,,,,,        bushes, trees and flowers.        ,,,,,^~^%*
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^~^,,,,,,, twelve  thousand  speices  are left  and ,,,,,,,^~^
~^,,,,,,,, they  live in  tropical  mountains  high ,,,,,,,,^~
^,,,,,,,,, above the rest of  the world. some float ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,,                on water.                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, the difference between a fern and a moss ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, is that  the  fern  can  transfer  water ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, within  itself.  the  moss  has  to  use ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,,          external water transfer         ,,,,,,,,,^
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%^~^,,,,,,           ,pteridium aquilinum,          ,,,,,,^~^%
*%^~^,,,,,           #####################          ,,,,,^~^%*
#*%^~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~^%*#
¶#*%^~^,,, called  eagle fern  or bracken or  eagle ,,,^~^%*#¶
#¶#*%^~^,, bracken.  it  lives  in  colonies  where ,,^~^%*#¶#
##¶#*%^~^, every  individual  might look very  much ,^~^%*#¶##
#¶#*%^~^,, alike,   but   they   each  have  unique ,,^~^%*#¶#
¶#*%^~^,,, proportions  (which  can  be   hard   to ,,,^~^%*#¶
#*%^~^,,,, spot). this makes them perfect  antennae ,,,,^~^%*#
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%^~^,,,,,, a  bit  scary, especially  after  you've ,,,,,,^~^%
^~^,,,,,,,             had a few drinks.            ,,,,,,,^~^
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^,,,,,,,,, if you eat  them you get sick. in  fact, ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, other plants in  the vicinity  get  sick ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, as well.  so there is  always  reception ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,          ,botrypus virginianus,          ,,,,,,,,,,
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^~^,,,,,,, small,  no higher  then third  a  meter. ,,,,,,,^~^
%^~^,,,,,,      contains mistletoe dna in its       ,,,,,,^~^%
*%^~^,,,,,   mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but  ,,,,,^~^%*
#*%^~^,,,,               it could be.               ,,,,^~^%*#
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#¶#*%^~^,,                                          ,,^~^%*#¶#
##¶#*%^~^,          ,that other nice one,           ,^~^%*#¶##
#¶#*%^~^,,           #####################          ,,^~^%*#¶#
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#*%^~^,,,, hold on  i'm  trying  to find  the  name ,,,,^~^%*#
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^,,,,,,,,, "ferns   are   not  of   major  economic ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,,           importance" - wikiped          ,,,,,,,,,,
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