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