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