Sentences with phrase «other gymnosperms»

Contrary to previous genomic research that reported an absence of polyploidy in the ancestry of contemporary gymnosperms, our analyses indicate that polyploidy has contributed to the evolution of conifers and other gymnosperms.

This plant, which can live for more than a millennium, grows in the extreme conditions of the deserts of Namibia and Angola, and, like other gymnosperms, possesses separate male and female cones.

Not exact matches

The production of seeds distinguishes the gymnosperms and the angiosperms from other members of the vascular plants.

Although this study focused on flowering plants, Bailey said the approach will likely work well across other major plant groups (e.g., ferns, gymnosperms).

New data force a rethink of the evolution of gymnosperms, the plant group that includes spruces, pines, and other holiday favorites

The results are broken down into five broad groups of plants: monocots, including palms, orchids and grasses (with the major grain crops among them); bryophytes, including mosses and liverworts; pteridophytes, including ferns; gymnosperms, including conifers and cycads; and dicots, encompassing other plants.