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