Homosporous ferns produce sporophytes by intra gametophytic selfing, inter gametophytic mating, or apogamy.Gametangium ontogeny, genetic load, and ploidy affect the mating system of each species.
摘要型孢子蕨类的孢子体可子体自、异子体类育系统或以无生殖的方式产生,异子体又可分为异子体自和异子体异种方式。