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