archegonium: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	archegonia • oogonia

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A green thalloid liverwort with a single stalk-like archegonium, the female reproductive organ, emerging upright from its surface.

Oedogonium algae

Detailed botanical diagram showing various fern gametophytes and related structures, including labeled spores, prothallium forms, archegonia, antheridia, rhizoids, meristems, and developmental stages.

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