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