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