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Lecanopteris mirabilis spore cluster


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Lecanopteris mirabilis does not shed spores like a typical fern. I had to take a closer look. The spores are ejected as a wooly cluster.

L. mirabilis spore cluster.

 

The individual spores are encased in a thin shell. There is a long filament on each shell. Here is an isolated set of spores with one spore case opened.

 

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