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