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