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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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..&.&.&.&. "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC .&.&&..&.&
.&&.&.&.&. IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED .&..&.&&.&
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