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