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