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