
Athyrium
filix-femina
Lady Fern - Gametophytes below
This
shot shows part of a mature sporophyte frond above, and the cluster of
gametophytes (some with young sporophytes) on the moist soil below.
The gametophytes have, of course, developed from the spores
that
have dropped down under the adult sporophyte. For a closer
look
at the gametophytes, look
here. For a more typical view of a complete
sporophyte, look here.