A non-flowering seed plant, a cycad named Zamia, which makes pine cone-like structures instead of flowers, was also examined in the study. "We extracted an essential genetic material, RNA, from ...

Garden: Pining for pine cones. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 62°F. Sunday, June 8th 2025 ... which simply means it has separate male and female flowers on the same plant.

Flowers, Pine Cones and Dinosaurs. Riley Black - Science Correspondent. February 25, 2011. ... Dinosaurs effectively cleared away the competition and allowed flowering plants to proliferate, ...

(CNN) — The first fossil evidence of a pine cone sprouting seeds has been preserved in 40 million-year-old amber. Seed germination typically occurs in the ground after a seed has fallen, but ...

The first fossil evidence of a pine cone sprouting seeds, a rare botanical feat, has been preserved in 40 million-year-old amber.

One of those plants, flowering right now in the middle of December, is the festive-looking “ground pine”. OK, it’s not actually flowering per se, ... While they don’t produce pine cones, ...

The monotonous rain and lack of flashy flowers and foliage keep many intrepid plant admirers indoors. However, ... A gray pine cone can weigh between 0.75 and 2.2 pounds.

Amber captures rare plant behavior in an ancient, extinct pine cone. The first fossil evidence of a pine cone sprouting seeds has been preserved in 40 million-year-old amber.