,,,,^~\*§§ §§*\~^,,,,
,,,^~\*§§¶ ¶§§*\~^,,,
,,^~\*§§¶# #¶§§*\~^,,
,^~\*§§¶## ##¶§§*\~^,
,,^~\*§§¶# #¶§§*\~^,,
,,,^~\*§§¶ ¶§§*\~^,,,
,,,,^~\*§§ 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 \~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\* *\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~\*§ §*\~^,,,,,
,,,,^~\*§§ §§*\~^,,,,
,,,^~\*§§¶ ¶§§*\~^,,,
,,^~\*§§¶# #¶§§*\~^,,
,^~\*§§¶## ##¶§§*\~^,