Logo Dictionary of Botany
header1 header2
Main Menu
Home
entries
Search
Popular
Home arrow entries arrow S arrow sterigma

sterigma

(pl. sterigmata) One of usually four projections at the apex of a basidium, each one of which bears a basidiospore. The cultivated mushroom is unusual in having only two sterigmata on each basidium, hence the name Agaricus bisporus.

 
< Prev   Next >
Alphabetical Listing

A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U  V  W  X  Y
Z
footer1 footer2
send feedback