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