Question

Where does the leafy stage in mosses develop from?

Answer 1

Development of mosses in the leafy stage:

1. Mosses exhibit generational alternation much as all other plants do.
2. Gametophytic generation and sporophytic generation alternate.
3. A gametophyte develops in two stages.
4. The protonema stage develops from the sporophytic stage.
5. It is known as the initial stage.
6. The secondary protonema emerges from this protonema.
7. The second stage, a leafy stage, is produced by secondary protonema.
8. To protonema, the leafy stage resembles a lateral bud.
9. The spiral pattern of leaves is visible during the leafy stage.
10. In mosses, secondary protonema evolves into the leafy stage.