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§.§§.§.§§. OK  A  FERN  IS   AN   OBVIOUS   FRACTAL §.§.§..§§.
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§..§.§..§. 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.        §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§§. TWELVE  THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE LEFT  AND §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§..§. THEY  LIVE  IN TROPICAL  MOUNTAINS  HIGH §.§.§.§.§.
§.§§.§.§§. ABOVE THE REST  OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§..§.                 ON WATER.                §.§.§.§.§.
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§..§.§..§. 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          §.§.§.§.§.
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§..§.§..§.           .PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM.          §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§§. 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 §.§.§.§.§.
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§..§.§..§. A  BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY  AFTER YOU'VE §.§.§.§.§.
§.§§.§.§§.            HAD A FEW DRINKS.             §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§§. IF  YOU  EAT THEM YOU GET SICK. IN FACT, §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§..§. OTHER  PLANTS IN THE VICINITY  GET  SICK §.§.§.§.§.
§.§§.§.§§. AS  WELL.  SO THERE  IS ALWAYS RECEPTION §.§.§.§.§.
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§..§.§..§.          .BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS.          §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§§. SMALL,  NO HIGHER  THEN THIRD  A  METER. §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§..§.      CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS       §.§.§.§.§.
§.§§.§.§§.  MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT   §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§..§.               IT COULD BE.               §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§§.          .THAT OTHER NICE ONE.           §.§.§.§.§.
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§..§.§..§. HOLD  ON  I'M TRYING  TO  FIND THE  NAME §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§§. "FERNS  ARE   NOT   OF  MAJOR   ECONOMIC §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§..§.           IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED          §.§.§.§.§.
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