tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post572419131549328159..comments2023-12-24T07:02:43.274+08:00Comments on Catalogue of Organisms: From Tree Moss to Tree FernsChristopher Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-34742636007888704072011-05-27T22:59:01.483+08:002011-05-27T22:59:01.483+08:00The situation is more complex. Many ferns have the...The situation is more complex. Many ferns have the sporangia aggregated into a sorus. Other ferns do not - the sporangia are scattered on the leaf or are born on specialized fronds or frond segments. The male sporangia (pollen sacs) of cycads are born in clusters on the underside of the male cone scales, and these clusters are also sometimes referred to as sori. So the term is not even strictly unique to the ferns.Brian Axsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-66784062855747786532011-05-24T15:11:57.067+08:002011-05-24T15:11:57.067+08:00Ferns have both. One sorus in a fern contains a nu...Ferns have both. One sorus in a fern contains a number of sporangia within it.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-91528634493305921242011-05-24T14:25:02.965+08:002011-05-24T14:25:02.965+08:00Can someone tell me why the spore bearing parts of...Can someone tell me why the spore bearing parts of a fern are called a sorus while in other plants its a sporangium?Adam Yateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046084686097124394noreply@blogger.com