sporophore

• Órgano o rama que produce esporas, en particular la parte del talo del esporofito que las desarrolla; en helechos, musgos y hepáticas equivale prácticamente al esporofito.

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.

   Estructura portadora de esporas

   • 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.

   Sinónimosfruiting bodysporocarp