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