A brief look at what coniferophyta really is:
Coniferophyta is a subsection of gymnosperms. Gymnosperms are seed producing plants. What is unique about coniferophyta is that unlike flowering plants or angiosperm, their seeds are carried in a cone. Apart from that, coniferophyta do not have flowers.
Gymnosperm Leaf Adaptation
Needle Types
Awl-Like Leaves: Picture 1
Scale Like Leaves: Picture 2
Linear Leaves: Picture 3
Needle Leaves: Picture 4
Scale Like Leaves: Picture 2
Linear Leaves: Picture 3
Needle Leaves: Picture 4
Cook Pine: Picture 1, has awl leaves
Douglas Fir: Picture 2, has needle leaves
Lawson's Cyprus: Picture 3, has scaled leaves
Taxus Cuspidata: Picture 4, has linear leaves
Douglas Fir: Picture 2, has needle leaves
Lawson's Cyprus: Picture 3, has scaled leaves
Taxus Cuspidata: Picture 4, has linear leaves
Conifer Reproduction
The world's oldest living organism happens to be a conifer!
Methuselah was once the oldest no clonal living organism at an astonishing 4,845 years old. Recently though in 2013, an older Bristle Pine was discovered who's age was determined to be 5,065; germination began at 3,051 BC! Both of these incredibly ancient trees reside somewhere within the Great Basin in the White Mountains of Inyo county eastern California.
The tallest tree in the world also happens to be a conifer!
The tallest tree in the world resides in an undisclosed location somewhere withing Red Wood National Park. This 379ft 4in tree is proudly named "Hyperion". The previous contestant was called the "Stratosphere Giant", it trailed behind a meager ten feet.
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