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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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