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