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    • New Zealand fern leaf in a forest.
    Rights: Steve Attwood Published 24 September 2010 Size: 4.7 MB Referencing Hub media

    The mature fern plant consists of three major parts – the rhizome, the fronds and the sporangia. The mature fern plant is the sporophyte structure that produces spores, which are released from sporangia.

    Acknowledgement: Steve Attwood

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      Fern life cycle

      The life cycle of ferns is different from other land plants as both the gametophyte and the sporophyte phases are free living. This interactive illustrates the alternation of generations in ...

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