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