Ma'anar ƙamus na "sporophyl" shine ganye ko wani tsari mai ɗauke da spores, musamman a cikin ferns da mosses. A wasu kalmomi, tsarin haihuwa ne a cikin wasu tsire-tsire masu tasowa da kuma ɗaukar spores. sporophylls na iya faruwa a cikin nau'i daban-daban, kamar gyaggyarawa ganye, mai tushe, ko rassan. Suna da mahimmanci don haifuwar waɗannan tsire-tsire yayin da suke samar da spores, wanda a ƙarshe ya haɓaka zuwa matakin gametophyte na shuka.