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