sporophore

• Sporentragendes Organ oder sporentragender Zweig, insbesondere der sporenbildende Teil des Thallus eines Sporophyten; bei Farnen, Moosen und Lebermoosen weitgehend gleichbedeutend mit dem Sporophyten.

A spore-bearing branch or organ, specifically the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns, mosses, and liverworts, it is practically equivalent to the sporophyte.

1. Spore-bearing structureC2formalscientific

   A specialized branch or organ that produces and bears spores, particularly in fungi, ferns, mosses, and liverworts.

   Sporenträger

   • The mushroom's sporophore releases millions of microscopic spores into the air.
   • In ferns, the sporophore is the part of the plant that develops and carries the sporangia.
   • The sporophore of a moss is often a slender stalk topped with a capsule.

   Synonymefruiting bodysporocarp