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