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Description. Juniperus communis is highly variable in form, ranging from 10 metres (33 feet)—rarely 16 m (52 ft)—tall to a low, often prostrate spreading shrub in exposed locations. It has needle-like leaves in whorls of three; the leaves are green, with a single white stomatal band on the inner surface. It never attains the scale-like ...
Juniperus occidentalis is a shrub or small tree 4–15 meters (13–49 ft) tall. Exceptionally tall specimens can be found in the John Day area of Oregon in excess of 26–28 m (85–92 ft) tall. The shoots are of moderate thickness among junipers, at 1–1.6 millimeters (32 – 16 in) diameter. The juvenile leaves (on young seedlings only) are ...
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.
The leaf buds are golden brown and cone shaped. [11] The buds may be 6 to 12 millimeters (1 ⁄ 4 to 1 ⁄ 2 in) in size and the tip may either be blunt or pointed. [6] The pollen producing cones, more properly strobili, develop throughout the crown of blue spruce trees, but are more common in the upper half of the crown. [12]
Juniper berry. Juniper berries are actually modified conifer cones. A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus, which gives it a berry-like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially Juniperus ...
Taxus. Taxus is a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae. [ 1 ] Yews occur around the globe in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, northernmost in Norway and southernmost in the South Celebes. Some populations exist in tropical highlands.
Immature male or pollen cones of Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine. (Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum) A conifer cone or pinecone (strobilus, pl.: strobili in formal botanical usage) is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants. It is usually woody, ovoid to globular, including scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, especially in conifers ...
The stone pine, botanical name Pinus pinea, also known as the Italian stone pine, Mediterranean stone pine, umbrella pine and parasol pine, is a tree from the pine family (Pinaceae). The tree is native to the Mediterranean region, occurring in Southern Europe and the Levant. The species was introduced into North Africa millennia ago, and is ...