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