§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§§¨§¨§ 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          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨