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Are there more spores contained in the sori of the fern or in the spore capsule of the moss?

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Both could potentially be in the thousands but I am not familiar with precise counts of these.

The following could be helpful in comparing ferns and mosses:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_ferns_and_mosses_differ

Anthony R. Brach
Missouri Botanical Garden
c/o Harvard University Herbaria


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