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