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