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PLANTS

Gymnosperms 2

Second-year female cone
BRANCH OF BISHOP PINE
(Pinus muricata) Ovuliferous scale
Needle (ovule- then seed-bearing
(foliage leaf) structure)
Ovuliferous scale
(ovule- then seed-
bearing structure)

Bud Cone
scale
Apical bud
Cone stalk
Stem
Dwarf shoot
Scale leaf scar
FEMALE CONE
(FIRST YEAR)

Stem

Male cone Needle (foliage leaf)
Dwarf shoot
Margin
Upper surface of needle
of needle (foliage leaf)
(foliage leaf)
Needle
(foliage leaf)
Apical bud

Scar of Dwarf shoot
dwarf shoot Stem
TERMINAL ZONE OF BRANCH
Stoma
(pore)
Vascular tissue Mesophyll
(photosynthetic tissue)
Phloem Xylem
Epidermis
Female
(outer
cone
Stoma layer of
(pore) cells)
Woody ovuliferous Cuticle
scale (ovule- then Endodermis (waterproof
seed-bearing structure) (inner layer Resin canal covering)
of cortex) MICROGRAPH OF NEEDLE
FEMALE CONE MICROGRAPH OF CROSS-SECTION (FOLIAGE LEAF) OF PINE
(THIRD YEAR) THROUGH NEEDLE (FOLIAGE LEAF) (Pinus sp.)
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