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