Immature Pine Cone
by Inge Riis McDonald
Title
Immature Pine Cone
Artist
Inge Riis McDonald
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Conifers produce flower-like structures in the early spring, but technically, no, they don’t produce true flowers. Tree breeders and others in the business of plant reproduction sometimes refer to immature cones of conifers as “flowers” rather than the correct technical terms: strobilus, inflorescence, or immature cone.
All conifers are members of the Gymnosperm “Division” in the Plant Kingdom. The word gymnosperm is Greek for “naked seed,” because the seeds of a conifer are not encapsulated in a fruit or nut – they are housed in woody cones and released / dropped when the cone opens. Gymnosperms evolved long before their flower-producing cousins and were around during the time of the dinosaurs. Conifers have truly survived the test of time.
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April 28th, 2017
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