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