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A cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta (conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. The familiar woody cone is the female cone, which produces seeds. The male cones, which produce pollen, are usually herbaceous and much less conspicuous even at full maturity. The name "cone" derives from the fact that the shape in some species resembles a geometric cone. The individual plates of a cone are known as scales.
The male cone (microstrobilus or pollen cone) is structurally similar across all conifers, differing only in small ways (mostly in scale arrangement) from species to species. Extending out from a central axis are microsporophylls (modified leaves). Under each microsporophyll is one or several microsporangia (pollen sacs).
The female cone (megastrobilus, seed cone, or ovulate cone) contains ovules which, when fertilized by pollen, become seeds. The female cone structure varies more markedly between the different conifer families, and is often crucial for the identification of many species of conifers.
Mini pinecone done on Global Art Materials Classic Toned Kona paper using Faber Castell watercolor pencils
Trying out friends lens; Minolta 35-70mm 4.5. Don't want to give it back! All manual on a6000. Left ISO to camera and it went nuts. Still haven't figured this thing out.
Walking around the yard today, I was taken by the many phases of things growing and dying - baby pinecones, bits of green popping up in the flower bed, dead leaves framed in ice, bits of animal scat around the apple tree - reminding me again that there's a season for everything.
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Monday, during my lunch time walk, there was a mixture of sleet and light snow falling. It was starting to accumulate on the tree branches and fill this pinecone. Jan 17, 2011 L1150371.dng