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