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;~:....... OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL .......:~;
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&*;~:..... .@. .....:~;*&
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#@&&*;~:.. 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. ...:~;*&&@
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&*;~:..... 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 .......:~;
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&&*;~:.... .PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM. ....:~;*&&
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##@&&*;~:. 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 .......:~;
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&&*;~:.... .BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS. ....:~;*&&
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##@&&*;~:. SMALL, NO HIGHER THEN THIRD A METER. .:~;*&&@##
#@&&*;~:.. CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS ..:~;*&&@#
@&&*;~:... MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT ...:~;*&&@
&&*;~:.... IT COULD BE. ....:~;*&&
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*;~:...... ......:~;*
;~:....... .THAT OTHER NICE ONE. .......:~;
~:........ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ........:~
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.......... HOLD ON I'M TRYING TO FIND THE NAME ..........
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&*;~:..... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC .....:~;*&
&&*;~:.... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ....:~;*&&
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