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.......... OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL ..........
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...^«*%§¤# # #¤§%*«^...
..^«*%§¤#@ @#¤§%*«^..
.^«*%§¤#@# 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. ¤§%*«^....
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......^«*% TWELVE THOUSAND SPEICES ARE LEFT AND %*«^......
.......^«* THEY LIVE IN TROPICAL MOUNTAINS HIGH *«^.......
........^« ABOVE THE REST OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT «^........
.........^ ON WATER. ^.........
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.......... 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 «^........
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.....^«*%§ .PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM. §%*«^.....
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..^«*%§¤#@ 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 §%*«^.....
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.......^«* A BIT SCARY, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU'VE *«^.......
........^« HAD A FEW DRINKS. «^........
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.......... IF YOU EAT THEM YOU GET SICK. IN FACT, ..........
.......... OTHER PLANTS IN THE VICINITY GET SICK ..........
.......... AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALWAYS RECEPTION ..........
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.......^«* .BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS. *«^.......
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....^«*%§¤ 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. ¤§%*«^....
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.......^«* HOLD ON I'M TRYING TO FIND THE NAME *«^.......
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.......... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ..........
.........^ IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ^.........
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