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Do bryophytes have archegonia?


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Archegonium

  1. Archegonium is a flask-shaped structure having a neck, swollen base(venter), and one or more layers that contain the egg.
  2. Archegonia are characteristic of bryophytes and cryptograms (plants that do not produce seeds), but are usually found in some gymnosperms also.
  3. Archegonium is the female reproductive organ in mosses and ferns.

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