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#@*^~,,,,, OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL ,,,,,~^*@#
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###@*^^»~, 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 ,~»^^*@###
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##@*^^~,,, ,PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM, ,,,~^^*@##
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###@*^^»~, ,~»^^*@###
###@*^^»~, 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 ,~»^^*@###
###@*^^»~, ,~»^^*@###
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#@^^»,,,,, ,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 ,,,,~~^^*#
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