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