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