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