Producing or involving apospory; characterized by the formation of spores through atypical asexual means.
From 'apospory' with the adjectival suffix '-ous', used to describe plant structures or organisms exhibiting this non-standard reproductive method.
Aposporous ferns are like the rebels of the plant kingdom—while their cousins make spores the 'right way,' they've evolved this shortcut that lets them reproduce way faster without the spore stage.
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