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