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