Funaria hygrometica spores (click to enlarge)
A sample of the Funaria hygrometrica sporophyte in which our spores were obtained from. This sporophyte was from the UBC Herbarium at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
Funaria hygrometrica Hedw.- Bryoposida
Description of spore: Light green, finely papillose-smooth, with spherical papillae, many spores in the sporangia
Size: 20μm
Habitat: Found in moist, shaded and damp soil, crevices of rocks and moist walls
Dispersal mechanism: Hygroscopic endostome teeth flicks spores out of the sporangia into turbulent air
Prediction of spore adaptation: The papillose surface allows for a velcro action to occur, however it is not too papillose to allow for a bit of falling of the spores from higher elevations to reach the soil where it can germinate.
Moss Spores & sem 