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Article: Coniferous Forests
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Coniferous Forests
Coniferous forests are dominated by gymnosperm trees such as pines, spruces, and firs. Conifers were the first plants to evolve seeds. Gymnosperms (from the Greek words
gymnos
, meaning "naked," and
sperma,
meaning "seed") have seeds exposed to the environment on cones. In most species, male and female cones occur on the same tree, but the
Juniperus
(juniper) and
Taxus
(yews) genera have species with separate male and female trees. Male cones are smaller than female cones and produce pollen in the springtime. The larger female cones are able to be fertilized only when they are young and often unnoticeable. Most conifers rely on wind to carry their beautiful and ...
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