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