DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
PLANT CLASSIFICATION
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Question
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The structure on a club moss that stores spores is the:
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strobilus
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cone
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stamen
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fruit
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Many club moss and spike moss species produce spores in specialized structures called strobili, which are a group of modified non-photosynthetic sporophylls (spore bearing leafs).
Detailed explanation-2: -Many clubmosses send up “club-like” projections, called strobili, on which spore producing packages (called sporangia) are formed.
Detailed explanation-3: -A club moss (Lycopodium clavatum) from Oregon. The upright stalk bears a spore-bearing, cone-like structure (strobilus) at its tip. The strobilus is composed of numerous scale-like sporophylls, each bearing sporangia in the axils. The stem and leaves are vascular, unlike true mosses.
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