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