¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨~^$%¤@### ###@¤%$^~¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%%%%@ @%%%%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ok a fern is an obvious fractal ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨¨¨¨~~^^%¤ #### ¤%^^~~¨¨¨¨
¨:~^$%¤¤@# #@¤¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤### ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ###¤%$^~:¨
¨::~~~$%%¤ $ $ $ $ $ $ ¤%%$~~~::¨
¨:~^$%¤@## %% %% %% %% ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨¨¨~~~$%%@ ¤ ¤ @%%$~~~¨¨¨
¨:~^$%¤@## @@@ @@@ ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨¨¨¨~$%¤¤# ¨#¨ #¤¤%$~¨¨¨¨
¨:~^$%¤@## # ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨¨¨¨~^$%¤¤ ¤¤%$^~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~^%¤ ferns are the rests of an ancient plant ¤%^~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~~~$¤ 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¨ ¤%%%^^^~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~^$¤@ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ @¤$^~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:^$%%@ @%%$^:¨¨¨¨
¨:~^$%¤@## hold on i'm trying to find the name ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨¨¨¨:^$$%¤ ¤%$$^:¨¨¨¨
¨:~^$%¤@@# ¨###¨###¨###¨##¨##¨##¨##¨##¨###¨###¨###¨ #@@¤%$^~:¨
¨¨¨¨:^$%%@ @%%$^:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:::^$¤ "ferns are not of major economic ¤$^:::¨¨¨¨
¨:~^$%¤@@@ importance" - wikiped @@@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@@@ @@@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨:~^$%¤@## ##@¤%$^~:¨
¨¨¨:~^$%@# #@%$^~:¨¨¨
¨:~^$%¤@@@ @@@¤%$^~:¨