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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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.......... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ..........
.......... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ..........
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