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