Gymnosperms

Ovules (and seeds) borne naked on sporophylls (or on scales projecting from sporophylls, which are usually arranged in cones. Microsporophylls bearing the pollen sacs also arranged in cones. Pollen deposited directly on the ovule Gymnosperms
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Leaves all ± the same
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Leaves 4–30 cm long,
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Leaves acicular, borne 2–3 together near the top of dwarf-branches. Seeds in woody cones Pinaceae
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Leaves in pairs, 5–30 cm long, stout, rigid. Buds spindle-shaped, pointed. Young shoots yellowish brown. Female cones ± symmetrical, up to 18 cm long; scales with a pyramidal umbo. Tall tree. Introd. from S. Europe. Cluster Pine Pinus pinaster
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Leaves in groups of 3, 10–15 cm long, thin, flexible. Buds cylindrical; young shoots greenish. Female cones oblique, up to 17 cm long; scales with a rounded umbo and a minute dorsal prickle. Widespread. Tall tree. Introd. from California. Insignis Pine, Radiata Pine or Monterey Pine Pinus radiata