,,~~:=$### ###$=:~~,,
,~~:=$#### ####$=:~~,
,,~~:=$### ###$=:~~,,
,,,~~:=$## ##$=:~~,,,
,,,,~~:=$# #$=:~~,,,,
,,,,,~~:=$ $=:~~,,,,,
,,,,~~:=$# 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 $=:~~,,,,,
,,,,~~:=$# #$=:~~,,,,
,,,~~:=$## ##$=:~~,,,
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,,,~~:=$## ##$=:~~,,,