Lecture 7 Flashcards
Gymnosperm Groups
Conifers, Cycads, Gingko, gentophytes
Conifer contains?
1-8 Needles in fascicle
Male Cone Name
Micro Strobilus
Pollination Season
Spring
12 months what grows using what as food?
Pollen tube, nuclleus (megasporangium)
Pollen enters from?
Micropyle
Embryo consume
Megagametophyte
What develops into seed coat
Integument
Conifer families
Pinaceae, cupressacease, taxaceae, podocarpaceae, araucariaceae
Other Conifers
firs, larches, spruces, true cedars, cypress, junipers, monkey puzzles
Firs
Abies, Pinaceae. Cones shatter
Larch
Larix, Pinaceae. Deciduous
Deciduous
Lose needles in winter
Lebanon
Cedrus, Pinaceae
Cypress
Cupressus, Cupressaceae
Juniper
Juniperus, Cupressaceae. Cones are fleshy/fused