Assertion: sporophyte | /r/HasProperty | short-lived
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: in bryophytes
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In bryophytes the sporophyte is short-lived and permanently attached to the female parent, upon which it is nutritionally dependent.
text: When the sporophyte is still very short it is enclosed within a protective sheath (an involucre) but the sporophyte grows through it, leaving a cylindrical remnant around the sporophyte's base.
text: Another unusual feature of the liverwort life cycle is that sporophytes (i.e. the diploid body) are very short-lived, withering away not long after releasing spores.
text: The sporophyte is relatively short-lived, and consists almost entirely of a shiny green, spherical spore capsule that becomes black with spores.
text: The sporophyte is short-lived and depends on the gametophyte to survive.
text: Sporophytes are typically short-lived and depend on the gametophyte for support and nutrients.
text: The sporophyte is short-lived and remains dependent on its parent.