This is a picture of a pine cone. This pine cone represents a gymnosperm cone. A gymnosperm cone is a plant that contains a xylem and a phloem (which conducts water and other minerals throughout the plant) in which the seeds are not enclosed by the ovary, hence the name gymnosperm or "naked seed". Pine is a subgroup of conifers, which are the largest group of gymnosperms. Other types of gymnosperms are cycads, ginkgo, and gnetales.
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