(i.e., gamete-bearing) generation. Spores are mostconspicuousin the non-seed-bearing plants, includingliverworts,hornworts,mosses, andferns. In these lower plants, as in fungi, the spores function much likeseeds. In general, the parent plant sheds the spores locally; the spore-generating ...
Bryophyta),hornworts(division Anthocerotophyta), andliverworts(division Marchantiophyta). Most bryophytes lack complextissueorganization, yet they show considerablediversityin form and ecology. They are widely distributed throughout the world and are relatively small compared with most seed-bearing plants...
Are fungi plants?There are fungus among us. How well do we understand them?(more)See all videos for this article The cantharelloid fungi (Cantharellus and its relatives) are club-, cone-, or trumpet-shaped mushroomlike forms with an expanded top bearing coarsely folded ridges along the under...
Cup fungus, any member of a large group of fungi (kingdom Fungi) in the order Pezizales (phylum Ascomycota) and typically characterized by a disk- or cup-shaped structure (apothecium) bearing spore sacs (asci) on its surface. Some of the cup fungi are im