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