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Examine metagenesis and the roles of antheridia, archegonia, and the sporangium in the moss Mnium hornum
bryophyte moss moss Polytrichum moss moss life cycle
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Examine metagenesis and the roles of antheridia, archegonia, and the sporangium in the moss Mnium hornum
Learn about alternation of generations (metagenesis) in the moss Mnium hornum....
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broom moss
Broom moss (Dicranum scoparium).
Michael Becker
sporophyte
Young sporophyte of tortula moss (Tortula muralis).
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moss life cycle
Life cycle of moss.
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bryophyte moss
Bryophyte moss growing on oak trees.
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moss
Moss growing on the upper part of a fallen log.
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Polytrichum moss
Polytrichum moss (Polytrichum).
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moss life cycle
Life cycle of a moss.
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