Conifer Cone

A cone, or in formal botanical usage a strobilus, pl. : strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in conifers and cycads. They are usually woody and variously conic, cylindrical, ovoid, to globular, and have scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, but can be fleshy and berry-like.

The cones of Pinophyta contain the reproductive structures.
The woody cone is the female cone, which produces seeds.
The male cone, which produces pollen, is usually ephemeral and much less conspicuous even at full maturity.

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