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..§.§.§.§. OK   A   FERN  IS  AN  OBVIOUS   FRACTAL §.§.§..§.§
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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.                §.§.§.§§.§
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.§§.§.§.§. 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 §.§.§.§§.§
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.§§.§.§.§. A  BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY  AFTER YOU'VE §.§.§.§§.§
..§.§.§.§.            HAD A FEW DRINKS.             §.§.§..§.§
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..§.§.§.§. 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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