Thank you all for your help. Just a few clarifications. First, the
slide was prepared by an amateur slide maker whose primary interest
was making slides interesting to observe. Secon, I had no intentions
to


On 4 Jun 2003 13:42:08 -0500, wrote:

Hello,

This is a darkfield image from a prepared microscope slide labelled
"Fern Spicules." The nominal magnification is about 100X.

I am not knowledgeable about fern reproduction other than to recognize
that this may be a gametophyte or some stage along the way.,

What are these and can anone name the species?

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/nghy/n...rn_spicule.jpg

Thanks for the help.
Aaron