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 | | Image Title: The open sporophyte of Dendroceros crispatus | | Image Credit: Joel Long, Southern Illinois University, Karen Sue Renzaglia, Southern Illinois University | | Intended End User: Teacher, Student | | For Larger Version (click here) | About the Image | This picture is of a hornwort sporophyte, one of the earliest lineages of land plants. The hornworts are interesting because of many unique features. The sporophyte is the result of fertilization. Hornworts have cone or horn shaped sporophytes. The sporophyte produces haploid spores that grow into new plants. In most hornworts, the spores are a single cell. However, in Dendroceros the spores are multicellular. Most hornworts grow on exposed soil in wet areas. Dendroceros is extremely interesting because it is the only hornwort that grow on trees. |
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