..,~=$%@@# #@@%$=~,..
...,~=$%@@ @@%$=~,...
....,~=$%@ @%$=~,....
.....,~=$% %$=~,.....
......,~=$ $=~,......
.......,~= =~,.......
........,~ OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL ~,........
........., #### ,.........
........,~ ~,........
.......,~= = == == = == == == =~,.......
......,~=$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $=~,......
.....,~=$% %% %% %% %% %$=~,.....
....,~=$%@ @ @ @%$=~,....
...,~=$%@@ @@@ @@@ @@%$=~,...
..,~=$%@@# .#. #@@%$=~,..
.,~=$%@@## # ##@@%$=~,.
..,~=$%@@# #@@%$=~,..
...,~=$%@@ 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 $=~,......
.......,~= IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED =~,.......
........,~ ~,........
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........,~ ~,........
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.....,~=$% %$=~,.....