....~«\*$@ @$*\«~....
...~«\*$@# #@$*\«~...
..~«\*$@## ##@$*\«~..
.~«\*$@### ###@$*\«~.
..~«\*$@## ##@$*\«~..
...~«\*$@# #@$*\«~...
....~«\*$@ OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL @$*\«~....
.....~«\*$ #### $*\«~.....
......~«\* *\«~......
.......~«\ \ \\ \\ \ \\ \\ \\ \«~.......
........~« * * * * * * «~........
.......~«\ $$ $$ $$ $$ \«~.......
......~«\* @ @ *\«~......
.....~«\*$ ### ### $*\«~.....
....~«\*$@ .#. @$*\«~....
...~«\*$@# # #@$*\«~...
..~«\*$@## ##@$*\«~..
.~«\*$@### 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 $*\«~.....
......~«\* *\«~......
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........~« .###.###.###.##.##.##.##.##.###.###.###. «~........
.......~«\ \«~.......
......~«\* "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC *\«~......
.....~«\*$ IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED $*\«~.....
....~«\*$@ @$*\«~....
...~«\*$@# #@$*\«~...
..~«\*$@## ##@$*\«~..
.~«\*$@### ###@$*\«~.
..~«\*$@## ##@$*\«~..
...~«\*$@# #@$*\«~...