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