These galls may produce spores for up to twenty years.
The section of a fungus that produces spores is also called a fruiting body.
Specimens of suitable age may produce spores at any time in the year.
Two of the plants produced spores before they died.
Most molds produce spores that are distributed by air currents.
Galls do not produce spores until the second spring.
Mold also produces spores that move around in outdoor air during warmer months.
Mold produces spores that move through the air and are more likely to be present on rainy or windy days.
Some individuals produce tiny spores of the ancient type that can be distributed by the wind.
An important characteristic of the fungi is that they produce spores at some time during their life cycle.