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- Title
- The open sporophyte of <em>Dendroceros crispatus</em>
- Author
- Joel Long Southern Illinois University Plant Biology Carbondale Illinois USA,Karen Sue Renzaglia Southern Illinois University Department of Plant Biology and Center for Systema Carbondale llinois 62901-6509 USA
- Keywords
- <em>Dendroceros crispatus</em>, hornwort
- Description
- The open sporophyte of <em>Dendroceros crispatus</em>
- 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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Conant Award
- Botanical Name
- <em>Dendroceros crispatus</em>
- Location Area
- Mt. Lewis W of Rumula, SW slope of summit
- Location State
- Queensland
- Location Country
- Australia
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