Three states of a ponderosa pine cone in seeding mode
Progression of a ponderosa pine cone popping open to release its ovule, known later as a seed. Left to right, cone fully closed and newly fallen; cone partially open; cone fully open with all seeds released
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Photo credit: © Buddy Mays / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: cone, cones, evergreen, natural, nature, open, outdoors, ovule, pine, ponderosa, popping, progression, reporduce, reproducing, reproduction, seed, seeding, seeds, shade, tree, trees
