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