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