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    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...
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    Pinaceae (redirect from Umbo (conifer cone))
    been reported from as early as the Late Permian (Lopingian) The extinct conifer cone genus Schizolepidopsis likely represent stem-group members of the Pinaceae...
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    Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (/pɪˈnɒfɪtə, ˈpaɪnoʊfaɪtə/)...
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    A Closed-cone conifer forest or woodland is a plant community occurring in coastal California and several offshore islands. The forests typically have...
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  • Strobilus (section Conifers)
    Strobili are often called cones, but some botanists restrict the use of the term cone to the woody seed strobili of conifers. Strobili are characterized...
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    of the eyes In its native range, the western conifer seed bug feeds on the sap of developing conifer cones throughout its life, and its sap-sucking causes...
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    its range it is resident, but in the north some will migrate if the conifer cone crop fails. Some individuals have a tendency to wander, leading to the...
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  • Look up cone or coning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cone is a basic geometrical shape. Cone may also refer to: Cone (category theory) Cone (formal...
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  • Look up conifer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conifer may refer to: Pinophyta (conifers), cone-bearing seed plants Conifer, Colorado, an unincorporated...
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    specialist feeders on conifer cones, and the unusual bill shape is an adaptation which enables them to extract seeds from cones. These birds are typically...
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    Pararaucaria is a genus of conifer cone belonging to the extinct family Cheirolepidiaceae. Fossils are known from the Lower Jurassic to Early Cretaceous...
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    Pine (section Cones)
    A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ˈpaɪnəs/) of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. World Flora...
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    another conifer, the monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana, are collected in Chile." "Araucaria nuts are most commonly eaten cooked..." Conifer cone Derek...
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    mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits. Adults are often brightly coloured, with red or orange...
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    the only spices derived from conifers, along with spruce buds. Unlike the separated and woody scales of a typical pine cone, those in a juniper berry remain...
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    a form similar to a conifer cone The English name is PH Artichoke (artichoke). The original Danish name is PH Kogle (conifer cone) This name is also used...
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    primarily on the seeds of conifer cones, and is widely distributed across much of the United States and Canada wherever conifers are common, except in the...
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  • reported to date. Decombeix, Hiller & Bomfleur (2024) describe a dwarf conifer tree from the Middle Triassic strata in Antarctica preserving evidence...
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    typically coated with a layer of marzipan, which is dark brown color and Conifer cone-shaped and spiky. In Belgium and the Netherlands, ‘’marsepein‘’ (‘’marzipan’’)...
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    species endemic to the South Caucasus, making pine cones a common sight in Georgia. In addition, conifer cones have traditionally been associated with resurrection...
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  • Šišková) is a surname with multiple origins. The Czech/Slovak surname means conifer cone and is a cognate of Polish Szyszka and Ukrainian Shyshka (Ukrainian:...
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  • formed when the animal was a juvenile Umbo (conifer cone), the first year's growth of a seed scale on a conifer cone, showing up as a protuberance at the end...
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    invasive pest species since then. It feeds on the sap of developing conifer cones throughout its life, and its sap-sucking causes the developing seeds...
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    between the stem and leaf which can grow into branches (with leaves, conifer cones, or flowers). Adventitious roots may also be produced from the nodes...
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    fruit is a dry capsule surrounded by fleshy calyx. The female seed cones of some conifers have fleshy and merged scales, giving them a berry-like appearance...
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    Like other conifers, they produce cones. Each tree can have both male and female cones (monoecious) or they can have only male or female cones (dioecious)...
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    9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in) in diameter when mature, superficially resembling a conifer cone made up of numerous carpels. Each carpel contains a single small winged...
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    into two informal groups, the primitive "walchian conifers" like Walchia, where the ovuliferous cone is composed of radial shoots and the more advanced...
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    species of beetle. Both male and female cycads bear cones (strobili), somewhat similar to conifer cones. Cycads have been reported to fix nitrogen in association...
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  • Araucarioides (category Conifer genera)
    fossils including isolated leaves (which typify the genus), parts of the conifer cone, as well as possible seeds, associated with Dilwynites tuberculatus pollen...
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