Gymnosperm

Gymnospermae
	White Spruce leaves (needles)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Divisions
	Pinophyta (or Coniferophyta) - Conifers; Ginkgophyta - Ginkgo; Cycadophyta - Cycads; Gnetophyta - Gnetum, Ephedra, Welwitschia

A gymnosperm is a type of seed plant. The term comes from the Greek word (γυμνός) for "naked seed", gumnospermos. One example is the fir tree.

Phylogenetics

other conifers

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