Assertion: moss's spore | /r/HasProperty | mature
Facets:
value: by early summer
type: TEMPORAL
value: by the late spring
type: TEMPORAL
value: fully
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In most mosses, the mouth of the capsule is covered by a lid-like operculum , which falls off when the spores are mature.
text: The seta elongates to elevate the sporangium before the sporangium and spores are fully mature.
text: Most Bryopsida produce a capsule with a lid (the operculum) which falls off when the spores inside are mature and thus ready to be dispersed.
text: Spores are mature and ready for dispersal by the late spring or early summer.
text: In most mosses, the mouth of the capsule is covered by a lid-like operculum , which falls off when the spores are mature.
text: When the spores are mature, the lid of the capsule falls off leaving a row of teeth called the peristome which keeps the spores inside.
text: Maturing spore capsules are guarded by a covering called the calyptra that shrivels and falls off when the spores are mature.
text: Typically, when the spores are mature, the upper surface of the capsule and the nearby thallus cells disintegrate to create a hole and so expose the spores.
text: When spores near the apex are mature the sporophyte develops slits there.
text: Until the spores are mature, the mouth of the capsule is covered by a cap-like lid, the OPERCULUM, which eventually falls off to allow spore release.