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