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Male Ponderosa Pine Cones
The ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is a gymnosperm, that is, it belongs to the group of plants in which seeds are formed exposed or “naked” on sporophylls (spore bearing leaves), as contrasted with angiosperms where the seed is formed within … Continue reading
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Tagged gymnosperm, natural history, pine cone, Pinus ponderosa, ponderosa, sporophyll
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