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