Gymnosperms are vascular plants that produce naked or uncovered seeds. The largest group of gymnosperms are the conifers whose seeds are produced on cones. Learn more about the different kinds of gymnosperms.
Conifer cone
Conifer cone
Wikipedia.org
A cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta (conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. Th
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conifer_cone
Conifer Life Cycle JPGConifer Life Cycle JPG
Universe-review.ca
Visit the web site for image.
http://universe-review.ca/I10-68-conifer.jpg
Conifers
Conifers
Backyard Nature
Article on conifer pollen, seeds, and cones, with several photographs.
http://www.backyardnature.net/conifers.htm
Conifers
Conifers
Answers.com
Has a definition of what conifers are.
http://www.answers.com/topic/conifer
Conifers - Science for KidsConifers - Science for Kids
By Dr. Karen Carr,
Associate Professor of History,
Portland State University,
With a little history of conifers included, this site has an enormous amount of informat
http://quatr.us/biology/plants/trees/
Cycads
Cycads
By Andy Boze, Associate Librarian
University of Notre Dame
Cycads are woody plants which produce seeds. Although they may have a general appearance which is readily identifiable by most
http://www.nd.edu/~fboze/cycads.shtml
Got Conifer? When is a tree with needles not a Pine?
Got Conifer? When is a tree with needles not a Pine?
by J. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
You found a tree with needles. But is it a pine tree or what? Here is a quick way to tell.
Visit the web site for t
http://www.icogitate.com/~tree/conifer.ac24.htm
Tree Identification - The ConifersTree Identification - The Conifers
By Steve Nix
ThoughtCo.,
A Guide For Specific Softwood Tree Identification
Visit the website for the article.
https://www.thoughtco.com/id-most-common-north-ame...
Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia
Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia
Find articles on cycad classification and taxonomy, evolution, horticulture, general information, conservation, and other topics. There is also a photo gallery.
http://www.plantapalm.com/vce/vce_index.htm
Welwitschia and Ephedra
Welwitschia and Ephedra
By W.P. Armstrong
Wayne's World
Photos and text on several kinds of gnetophyte, a kind of gymnosperm. One of the most unusual is the welwitschia mirabilis that can be f
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/welwit.htm