In this article we will discuss about the process of reproduction with the help of diagrams. Funaria is monoecious and protandrous. A young plant to begin with produces antheridia at its apex (Fig. 4.1 A) and on a branch appear archegonia. Towards maturity, the branch bearing a developing sporophyte (Fig. 4.1G) tends to dominate and its main stem becomes inconspicuous, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the process of reproduction in sphagnum with the help of diagrams. Sphagnum can be dioecious as well as monoecious; but antheridia occur on different branches. Initially, the sexual branches are in the capitulum but due to elongation of the main stem they are isolated. The antheridial branches (Fig. 4.5B) are specialized divergent branches [...]
In this article we will discuss about the morphology of funaria with the help of a suitable diagram. A common moss, Funaria is widely distributed in temperate as well as tropical regions of the world. One of its species F. hygrometrica, is cosmopolitan and best known. It is a terrestrial plant growing in close tufts and is one of the [...]