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