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