Moss Sex
Like other Bryophytes, Mosses reproduce sexually, and
fertilised eggs
develop into sporophytes which can be seen sprouting
from the mother plant.
Their little stalks are topped by capsules in which the
spores develop.
Fertilisation takes place only when there is enough
water around for the
sperm cells to swim to the eggs. Look for the spore
capsules of Mosses in
the rainy season.
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