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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.        ,,,^-:*§##
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§*:-^,,,,, TWELVE  THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE  LEFT AND ,,,,,^-:*§
*:-^,,,,,, THEY  LIVE IN  TROPICAL  MOUNTAINS  HIGH ,,,,,,^-:*
:-^,,,,,,, ABOVE THE REST OF THE  WORLD. SOME FLOAT ,,,,,,,^-:
-^,,,,,,,,                ON WATER.                 ,,,,,,,,^-
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,,,,,,,,,, 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,          ,,,,,,,,^-
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§*:-^,,,,, 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 ,,^-:*§###
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#§*:-^,,,, A  BIT SCARY,  ESPECIALLY  AFTER  YOU'VE ,,,,^-:*§#
§*:-^,,,,,             HAD A FEW DRINKS.            ,,,,,^-:*§
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:-^,,,,,,, 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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##§*:-^,,,           ,THAT OTHER NICE ONE,          ,,,^-:*§##
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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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