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Gemma (botany)
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<p>A gemma (English plural <i>gemmas</i>, Latin plural <i>gemmae</i>) is a single <a href="/facts/Cell_(biology)/bLM9UQvy">cell</a>, or a mass of cells, or a modified bud of tissue, that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual. This type of asexual reproduction is referred to as <a href="/facts/Fragmentation_(reproduction)/f0941CX2">fragmentation</a>. It is a means of <a href="/facts/Asexual_reproduction/HpovW0VS">asexual</a> propagation in <a href="/facts/Plant/X5BMDMvS">plants</a>. These structures are commonly found in <a href="/facts/Fungi/BHo5DP59">fungi</a>, <a href="/facts/Alga/U1ftVKU3">algae</a>, <a href="/facts/Marchantiophyta/2lmpEV4A">liverworts</a> and <a href="/facts/Moss/YF8Rbf8y">mosses</a>, but also in some <a href="/facts/Flowering_plant/E5eGYIvY">flowering plants</a> such as pygmy <a href="/facts/Sundew/R5fHmgoe">sundews</a> and some species of <a href="/facts/Butterwort/B2vQWXvX">butterworts</a>. Vascular plants have many other methods of asexual reproduction including <a href="/facts/Bulbils/pG6T0v1N">bulbils</a> and <a href="/facts/Turion_(botany)/QgqcJRC9">turions</a>. </p>