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