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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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@£&$*^=-.. ALIKE, BUT THEY EACH HAVE UNIQUE ..-=^*$&£@
£&$*^=-... PROPORTIONS (WHICH CAN BE HARD TO ...-=^*$&£
&$*^=-.... SPOT). THIS MAKES THEM PERFECT ANTENNAE ....-=^*$&
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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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^=-....... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC .......-=^
=-........ IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ........-=
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