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