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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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