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