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. 2017 Dec 18;373(1739):20160498. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0498

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Homiohydric sporophytes and poikilohydric gametophytes. Colonies of Bryum capillare (a,b) and Tortula muralis (c,d) with green fully expanded capsules. Whereas the sporophytes remain unchanged after two weeks without rain the subjacent gametophytes become completely desiccated within 2–4 h (b,d).