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