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