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