Characteristics of indusia and sori in the two subspecies of Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn. occurring in Poland
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Department General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Human Biology and Evolution, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University,
Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Elżbieta Zenkteler
Department General Botany, Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Biology, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 2022;(67)
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Two subspecies of Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn: subsp. aquilinum and subsp. pinetorum occurring in Poland have
been studied with respect to their micromorphological traits, in order to facilitate their differentiation. The micromorphology
of marginal sori typical to Pteridium are described. Differences were found in the width of the outer membrane of indusium,
the features of its edge (straight/notched) and the size and shape of the indusium cells. Moreover, the differentiating features
turned out to be the frequency and length of the cillia on the edge of the indusium.