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