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