. Outlines of plant life : with special reference to form and function . Botany. 32 OUTLINES OF PLANT LIFE. profuse branching is the rule; in others, the branches are few. 43. Mycelium.—When branching is profuse, or when a considerable number of individuals grow near together, the filaments often become interwoven and entangled in so com- plex a web that it is impossible to follow a single hypha for. Fig. 30.—a single plant of Mucor Mucedo, showing the mycelium as it developed from a single spore. It bears a single erect reproductive branch rising above the fluid. Magnified 25 diam.—After Bref


. Outlines of plant life : with special reference to form and function . Botany. 32 OUTLINES OF PLANT LIFE. profuse branching is the rule; in others, the branches are few. 43. Mycelium.—When branching is profuse, or when a considerable number of individuals grow near together, the filaments often become interwoven and entangled in so com- plex a web that it is impossible to follow a single hypha for. Fig. 30.—a single plant of Mucor Mucedo, showing the mycelium as it developed from a single spore. It bears a single erect reproductive branch rising above the fluid. Magnified 25 diam.—After Brefeld. any distance. Such a mat of hyphae is called a mycelium, a term which is also used to designate the vegetative hyphae collectively, whether forming a felted mass or not (figs. 30, 31). The mycelium may be formed wholly upon the surface of the object upon which the fungus lives ; or part of it may. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910. New York : Henry Holt and Company


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