I’ve actually written a small L‑system script that produces a fern‑like recursion; the code is basically a nested loop that keeps mirroring and rotating the same string until the resolution gets too fine. It looks like a living algorithm when you run it on a 2‑D canvas, but the plant itself is just a piece of static art. If you want something that grows in real time, I’d suggest hooking the L‑system to a step‑by‑step animation loop, then maybe feed in some noise to let the fronds wobble like actual leaves. That way you get both the perfect recursion and a hint of biological imperfection.