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A young female or seed cone on a Norway spruce (Picea abies) Immature male or pollen cones of Swiss pine (Pinus cembra) A conifer cone or, in formal botanical usage, a strobilus, pl.: strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in conifers and cycads. They are also called, according to the relevant genus, cypress cone ...
Gather up the pine cones for this classic Thanksgiving craft, which requires only a few supplies. It's a great activity for almost all ages. Get the tutorial at A Pumpkin and a Princess .
Pinophytina. Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (/ pɪˈnɒfɪtə, ˈpaɪnoʊfaɪtə /), also known as Coniferophyta (/ ˌkɒnɪfəˈrɒfɪtə, - oʊfaɪtə /) or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida.
A young red pine (Pinus resinosa) with spread of roots visible, as a result of soil erosion. The roots of a tree serve to anchor it to the ground and gather water and nutrients to transfer to all parts of the tree. They are also used for reproduction, defence, survival, energy storage and many other purposes.
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ ˈpaɪnəs /) [1] of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. World Flora Online accepts 187 species names of pines as current, with additional synonyms, making it the largest family among the conifers. [2]
Young female cone Pinus sylvestris forest in Sierra de Guadarrama, central Spain. Pinus sylvestris is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 35 metres (115 feet) in height [4] and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in trunk diameter when mature, [5] exceptionally over 45 m (148 ft) tall and 1.7 m (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in trunk diameter on very productive sites.
The Pinaceae (/ pɪˈneɪsiːˌiː, - siˌaɪ /), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales. Pinaceae have distinctive cones with ...
Pinus lambertiana. Douglas. Natural range of Pinus lambertiana. Pinus lambertiana (commonly known as the sugar pine or sugar cone pine) is the tallest and most massive pine tree, and has the longest cones of any conifer. The species name lambertiana was given by the Scottish botanist David Douglas, who named the tree in honour of the English ...