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