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pollen from that holly fern leaf
Mar 27, 2020 11:08:22   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 
and violet seeds

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Mar 27, 2020 12:48:06   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
tinusbum wrote:
and violet seeds


The "pollen", in this instance, may possibly be the sporophyte Mark mentions.
Ferns reproduce by spores, so no pollen. Seedless, so pollenless.
Putting some of these on moist ground peat moss in a lidded food storage container may produce the plant. Open twice daily for a minute to vent.
Orchids reproduce similarly, another 'ancient' group of plants.
Pollen, by the way, is for the most part microscopic in the individual grains. Mostly yellow if pine pollen on your car.
Bill

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Mar 27, 2020 15:36:54   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
The plant that grows from these spores looks nothing like a fern. Its like a single small leaf stuck on the moist ground. Have not seen them outside of the teaching lab.

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Mar 28, 2020 07:07:28   #
dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida
 
Tinusbum, your Photo #2 is an interesting photo and I like both the subject and the composition. This is a prime example of how my Panasonic TZ100 compact would have been useful by employing its "Post Focus" to bring into focus the forward pod along with the rest of the pods in the photo.

Post focus is explained:
https://blog.parkcameras.com/2017/01/post-focus-explained-understanding.html

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Mar 28, 2020 09:28:28   #
EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England
 
How interesting to see the spores close up, I also love the Violet seeds - nice to see something unusual in our group.

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Mar 28, 2020 13:09:25   #
napabob Loc: Napa CA
 
nice...........

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Mar 28, 2020 13:19:38   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Wow, I really like the second image for it is not only expertly taken, it is quite artistically pleasing.

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Mar 28, 2020 21:02:07   #
Tonyf1234 Loc: Hyattsville, MD
 
The larger round structures are the sporangia - the structures within which the spores form. You can see the annulus on the sporangia - a row of thick-walled cells which aid in the dispersal of the spores following dehiscence (breaking) of the sporangia. The smaller dots are the spores. which grow into the small heart-shaped gametophyte generation, where sexual reproduction take place.

Great pictures!

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