ok  a  fern   is   an   obvious  fractal 
                                      
                                          
                              
                                    
                                  
                                        
                                    
                                       
                                         
                                          
 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.        
                                          
 twelve thousand  speices  are  left  and 
 they  live in  tropical  mountains  high 
 above  the rest of the world. some float 
                 on water.                
                                          
 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          
                                          
                                          
          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 
                                          
 a  bit scary,  especially  after  you've 
             had a few drinks.            
                                          
 if  you  eat them you get sick. in fact, 
 other  plants in  the vicinity get  sick 
 as  well. so there  is always  reception 
                                          
                                          
          botrypus virginianus          
                    
                                          
 small,  no  higher  then third  a meter. 
      contains mistletoe dna in its       
  mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but   
               it could be.               
                                          
                                          
          that other nice one           
                     
                                          
 hold on i'm  trying  to  find  the  name 
                                          
                                          
  
                                          
 "ferns   are   not  of   major  economic 
          importance" - wikiped