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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.        ¨§§§§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨§§§§¨ 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          ¨§§¨¨§§§§¨
§§¨¨§§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
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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.               ¨¨§§§§¨¨§§
¨§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨           ¨THAT OTHER NICE ONE¨          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
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§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ HOLD  ON I'M  TRYING  TO  FIND THE  NAME ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
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§¨¨§§§§¨¨§ "FERNS   ARE   NOT  OF   MAJOR  ECONOMIC §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨          IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED           ¨¨§§§§¨¨§§
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