Angiosperm vs. Gymnosperm

[Colin]

what a cool thread

 

[JDS]

Sorry to pop in late here, but let me do a little addition to the Ginkgo biloba...
I am a grad student studying under a Plant taxonomist, who is my advisor. I asked her about Ginkgo before, because I was a little confused myself. According to her, the Ginkgo produces a "Fleshy cone". Yes it looks like a fruit, but technically it is a cone. It is a gymnosperm.

Taxus baccata, aka yew, has an aril, which is a fleshy seed. It is not a berry.

 

[mdvaden]

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leon, which conifers are you referring to??

jp

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I'm not sure which ones leon meant, but a quick Googling for "dioecious conifer" or "dioecious conifers" may provide a few answers. Seems one for example, is a juniper.

Wikipedia's article on Pinophyta states that there are dioecious conifers, and others leaning a bit toward monoecios called sub-dioecious. Not true monoecious, but slightly.

With so many species on Earth, it's no surprise.