
Moss with sporophytes
Dicranum moss, showing mature sporophytes growing up out of the haploid gametophytes. The gametophyte generation is the haploid, green, photosynthesizing, leafy part of the plant. The spore-producing sporophyte is nutritionally dependent on the gametophyte.
Credit
Science Source
/ Martin Shields
Dimensions
5019 x 3360 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
17 x 11 inches / 42 x 28 cm