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