AP BIOLOGY |
PHOTOS |
photo by Mike DeMarco 2003 |
Christmas Fern is a common species in Baltimore. These fronds are the sporophyte generation. The brownish undersides to the leaflets are made of sori. Sori produce spores. Millions of spores may be present on the fronds of each fern. A spore will grow into a new generation called a gametophyte. |
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~ Albert Einstein.
last modified Jan. 28, 2007