¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ 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           ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§