When Moss Gets Messy and Spores Go Flying
Mosses have long relied on ingenious mechanisms to release their spores into the wind for dispersal and reproduction. Now new research published in AoB PLANTS sheds light on the complex interactions behind spore release in one species with a unique “telescopic” opening structure. Most mosses employ hygroscopic peristome teeth – structures that open and close in response to humidity – to control…
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