sporophyl

• Blatt bei Farnen und Moosen, das Sporangien trägt – Strukturen, in denen Sporen gebildet werden.

A leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia, the structures where spores are produced.

1. Spore-bearing leafC2formalscientific

   A leaf that bears sporangia, the structures that produce spores, found in ferns, mosses, and some other plants.

   Sporophyll

   • In ferns, the sporophyll is often distinct from the vegetative leaf.
   • The sporophyll of a moss is typically located at the tip of the stem.
   • Botanists study the arrangement of sporangia on the sporophyll.

   Synonymesporophyll