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