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