Sporophyll Collection

Exploring the botanical world, let's delve into the fascinating realm of sporophylls - specialized leaves that bear spores in plants

RBG18-3491
Wood Horsetail, Equisetum sylvaticum, with cones on fertile fronds. Boreal woodland. Date: 15-Apr-19

Sporophyll Collection: Giant sequoia cones

Giant sequoia cones (Sequoiadendron giganteum). Person holding seed cones from a giant sequoia tree. The giant sequoia is native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California

Illustration of the life cycle of a Selaginella sp. (Heterosporous clubmoss)

Sporophyll Collection: Horsetail cone, light micrograph

Horsetail cone, light micrograph. Longitudinal section through a young cone (strobilus) of the rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)

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Exploring the botanical world, let's delve into the fascinating realm of sporophylls - specialized leaves that bear spores in plants. From towering Giant Sequoia cones (RBG18-3491) to the intricately structured cones of Selaginella sp. (Illustration), the life cycle of clubmosses showcases the diversity of this essential plant structure. Compare and contrast the microscopic wonders of a Selaginella sp. Clubmoss cone with that of a horsetail (image), both belonging to the Lycopodiales order. Observe the distinct differences between male and female pine cones (micrographs), and marvel at the intricate design that enables the continuation of plant life through spore dispersal.