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