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