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The Evolution of Seed Plants Feb. 18 and 23, 2011. life cycle of the pines origin of the seed Chapter 30. origin from ancestors similar to charophytes…. Abies amabilis - Oregon . Pinus edulis - New Mexico. Pinus elliottii - Georgia coast.
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The Evolution of Seed Plants Feb. 18 and 23, 2011 • life cycle of the pines • origin of the seed • Chapter 30
Abies amabilis - Oregon Pinus edulis - New Mexico
Pinus elliottii - Georgia coast Pinus ponderosa - Colorado mts.
Pinus aristata - Colorado Sequoia sempervirens - Calif.
pollen cones POLLEN AND SEED CONES OF A PINE Seed cones
Male gametophyte growing in nucellus early pollen dispersed pollen
The target of the pollen is the ovule -- near the axis of the seed cone.
Integument Male gametophytes (Megasporangium) Eggs
Figure 30.9 The life cycle of a pine (Layer 2) Integument Integument
Figure 30.9 The life cycle of a pine (Layer 3) Integument Integument
The Evolution of Seed Plants • life cycle of the pines • origin of the seed
COAL MEASURE SEQUENCE AT POINT ACONI, CAPE BRETON ISLAND. SHALE (MUD STONE) with scattered leaf fossils COAL SHALE with rootbearing Fossils in place