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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. &&§=--^,,,
,,,,,^^=§& &§=^^,,,,,
,^-=§$&¶## TWELVE THOUSAND SPEICES ARE LEFT AND ##¶&$§=-^,
,^-=§&¶### THEY LIVE IN TROPICAL MOUNTAINS HIGH ###¶&§=-^,
,,,,,,,-§& ABOVE THE REST OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT &§-,,,,,,,
,,^^^^=§&& ON WATER. &&§=^^^^,,
,,,,,,-§&¶ ¶&§-,,,,,,
,^-=§$&&¶# THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FERN AND A MOSS #¶&&$§=-^,
,^-=§$&¶¶¶ IS THAT THE FERN CAN TRANSFER WATER ¶¶¶&$§=-^,
,^-=§$&&¶# WITHIN ITSELF. THE MOSS HAS TO USE #¶&&$§=-^,
,^-=§$&¶## EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER ##¶&$§=-^,
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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 #&§-,,,,,,
,,,,,,-§$& &$§-,,,,,,
,^-=§$&¶## A BIT SCARY, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU'VE ##¶&$§=-^,
,^-=§$&¶## HAD A FEW DRINKS. ##¶&$§=-^,
,^-=§$$$&¶ ¶&$$$§=-^,
,^-=§$&¶## IF YOU EAT THEM YOU GET SICK. IN FACT, ##¶&$§=-^,
,^-=§$&¶## OTHER PLANTS IN THE VICINITY GET SICK ##¶&$§=-^,
,^-=§$&¶## AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALWAYS RECEPTION ##¶&$§=-^,
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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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,^-=§$&¶## HOLD ON I'M TRYING TO FIND THE NAME ##¶&$§=-^,
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,,,,,-§$&¶ "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ¶&$§-,,,,,
,^-=§$&¶## IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ##¶&$§=-^,
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