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4 unusual facts about Strobilus


Selaginella bigelovii

The strobili borne at the leaf bases are yellow-orange in color.

Selaginella cinerascens

The strobili borne at the leaf bases are yellow in color and no more than 4 to 5 millimeters long.

Selaginella hansenii

The strobili containing the reproductive structures are under a centimeter long.

Strobilus

This evolutionary convergence is not unusual, since the form of a strobilus is one of the most compact that can be achieved in arranging lateral organs around a cylindric axis, and the consolidation of reproductive parts in a strobilus may optimize spore dispersal and nutrient partitioning.


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