Bog moss

Credit: DAVID AUBREY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Bog moss (Sphagnum palustre) seed capsules. Seed capsules are produced by the female mosses after fertilisation by male zoospores (motile reproductive cells). The capsules, which are on the end of leafless stems, produce and release spores. The spores are spread by air or water.

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