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