As we have already seen, not all plants reproduce through flowers. Coniferous plants have cones that carry their seeds. They are also known as gymnosperms. The word ‘gymnosperm’ comes from two Latin words, ‘Gymno’, meaning ‘naked’, and ‘sperma’, meaning ‘seeds’. Coniferous plants have exposed seeds in their cones. Cedars, cypresses, fires, junipers, kauris, larches, pines, redwoods, spruces and yews are examples.
There are more than 600 diffrent species of coniferous plants. In most plant species, both male and female cones occur in the same plant. Male cones are smaller than female cones. They produce pollen during the springtime. These plants depend primarily on the wind for pollination. Coniferous plants are found across the globe.
Coniferous plants can grow into huge trees. Some of world’s tallest, widest and oldest trees are conifers. The leaves of coniferous plants are of three types. They are needle-shaped leaves, flat leaves and scale-like leaves.
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