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