Mushroom Anatomy 101
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Studying the back of a fern leaf, you'll find spores. They are gathered in clusters called sori. I've always been intrigued with the structure of the plant itself, but there is so much more to know about our fern friends.
If you've ever been interested in propagating ferns, check out this link. Enjoy!
A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having certain tissue that conducts water and nutrients, and having branched stems. Like other vascular plants, ferns have leaves, and these are "megaphylls", which are more complex than the "microphylls" of clubmosses. Most ferns are leptosporangiate ferns, sometimes termed "true ferns"; they produce what are called "fiddleheads" that uncoil and expand into fronds. The group includes about 10,560 known extant species.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern
Mushrooms have intricate mechanisms and careful architecture that ensures spores do not stick in the gills or the underside, minimise fall to the ground but instead get carried away efficiently in sideways air currents. More about it:
So I guess you could say these are barnacles, honestly I have no idea what they are. But I think they look like alien spores. Like they are about to hatch.
Between the light, the twig and the remote shutter, I needed three hands to take this shot! Anyone watching would probably have laughed.