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