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####**;«:. OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL .:«;**####
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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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