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