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