Re: Pteris nativity

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• Subject: Re: [ferns] Pteris nativity
• From: "Paulie" r*@charter.net
• Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 23:21:11 -0800

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rollins" <willows@rose.net>
To: "Fern Group" <ferns@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 12:31 AM
Subject: [ferns] Pteris nativity


> These are the kind of fern discussions that I like to read.  It
"stimulates
> the little gray cells" and if we bat it around enough we might come up
with a
> very good answer.
>
> Along these lines I would like to pose an item for thought.  Ferns such as
> Botrychium lunaroides and Equisetum sp. have underground
gametophytes...how
> are the sperm cells (microspores) able to locate the archegonium in order
for
> fertilization to take place?
>
> James A. Rollins
>
James;   They listen for them to cough!
                        Regards,    Paulie

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