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