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sporophyte
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Young sporophytes of tortula moss (Tortula muralis) with slender red stalks and small capsules rise above dense green leafy gametophytes. Close-up of the underside of a green fern leaf showing rows of small brown spore clusters against a white background. fern: life cycle angiosperm life cycle

sporophyte: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Mentioned the variation in the dominant phase among algae. May 26, 2017
Add new Web site: Michigan Tech - Bryophyte Ecology - Department of Biological Sciences - Ecophysiology of Development: Sporophyte. May 02, 2016
Media added. Aug 07, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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