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§.§§.§.§.. OK   A   FERN   IS  AN  OBVIOUS  FRACTAL §.§.§.§.§.
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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.        §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§.. TWELVE THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE  LEFT  AND §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§.§.§ THEY  LIVE  IN  TROPICAL  MOUNTAINS HIGH §.§.§.§.§.
§.§§.§.§.. ABOVE THE REST OF  THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT §.§.§.§.§.
§..§.§.§.§                ON WATER.                 §.§.§.§.§.
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§..§.§.§.§ 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.               §.§.§.§.§.
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§.§§.§.§..           .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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