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Above is my attempt at creating the famous Barnsley fern [1]. It is one of the better known examples of a self-similar set, the other key example is the Sierpinski gasket.

 

 

 

The Barnsley fern resembles real species of Asplenium ferns, see below.

 

 

 

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References

 

 

[1] Michael Barnsley, Fractals Everywhere, Boston, MA: Academic Press, 1993

 

 

 

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Wikipedia entry on the Barnsley Fern

 

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