Tuesday, June 7, 2016

3. Gymnosperm Leaf

This is a fossilized Gymnosperm leaf. A gymnosperm is a vascular plant that reproduces without use of a fruit, using exposed seeds (Gymnosperm translates to naked seed). The leaf pictured here is a fossilized Redwood, within the Conifers, which are within gymnosperms.
Gymnosperms often have needle-like leaves.

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