Conifer cone - Sciadopityaceae cones

A cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta (conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. The familiar woody cone is the seed-producing female cone. The male cones, which produces pollen, are usually herbaceous and much less conspicuous even at full maturity. The name "cone" derives from the fact that the shape in some species resembles a geometric cone. The male cone (microstrobilus or pollen cone) is structurally similar acr ...

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• Conifer cone - Female cones of the conifer families
• Conifer cone - Pinaceae cones
• Conifer cone - Araucariaceae cones
• Conifer cone - Podocarpaceae cones
• Conifer cone - Cupressaceae cones
• Conifer cone - Sciadopityaceae cones
• Conifer cone - Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae cones
• Conifer cone - Location and distribution
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For most species, male and female cones occur on the same plant (tree or shrub), with female usually on the higher branches towards the top of the plant. This distribution is thought to improve chances of cross-fertilization, as pollen is unlikely to be blown vertically upward within the crown of one plant, but can drift slowly upward in the wind, blowing from low on one plant to higher on another plant. In some conifers, male cones additionally often grow clustered in large numbers together, while female cones ...

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Conifer cone - Pinaceae cones. The members of the pine family (pines, spruces, firs, cedars, larches, etc) have cones that are imbricate with scales overlapping each other like fish-scales. These are the "archetypal" cone. The scales are spirally arranged in fibonacci number ratios. The female cone has two types of scale, the bract scales, derived from a modified leaf, and the seed scales (or ovuliferous scales), one subtending each bract scale, derived from a highly modified branchlet ...

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Conifer cone, Conifer cone - Female cones of the conifer families, Conifer cone - Pinaceae cones, Conifer cone - Araucariaceae cones, Conifer cone - Podocarpaceae cones, Conifer cone - Cupressaceae cones, Conifer cone - Sciadopityaceae cones, Conifer cone - Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae cones, Conifer cone - Location and distribution, Conifer cone - External Link

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