Cones on Campus

 SUU Campus has a variety of plants. When I was walking on campus yesterday, I came across an ovulate cone and a staminate/pollen cone. I'm guessing that they came from pine trees, and they caught my eye after what I've learned about cones in both lab and lecture. For example, the cone on the left of the image is a female cone because it is large, with indents/bumps on the inside of it. It has megasporophylls with the ovules. The cone on the right is a male cone because it is skinny and smaller than the female cone. It has macrosporophylls and can make pollen. It's fun to notice things that I never would have before taking this class. There is science all around!



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