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