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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. ,,:~^%*§##
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###§*%^~:, ,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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