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