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