sporogonium

[ spawr-uh-goh-nee-uh m, spohr- ]

/ ˌspɔr əˈgoʊ ni əm, ˌspoʊr- /

the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.

Origin of sporogonium

First recorded in 1870–75; sporo- + -gonium

spo·ro·go·ni·al, adjective

Fertilization takes place about June, and the sporogonium is fully developed by the winter.

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In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).

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With the possible exception of Archidium, the sporogonium is throughout the Bryales constructed on one plan.

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The perianth serves also to enclose and protect the sporogonium during its development.

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Notothylas resembles Anthoceros in its thallus, but the sporogonium is much smaller.

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sporogonium

/ (ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəm, ˌspɒ-) /

the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts, consisting of a spore-bearing capsule on a short stalk that arises from the parent plant (the gametophyte)

sporogonial, adjective