NAIHMEH: (Through interpreter) This cone, when it was still a bud - the Leptoglossus came at it and sucked at the bud, so now this cone you see in front of you, it has no pine seeds inside it. It ...

Amber captures rare plant behavior in an ancient, extinct pine cone. By CNN Newsource. Published November 26, 2021 2:36 AM . By Katie Hunt, CNN. The first fossil evidence of a ...

Oregon State University research has uncovered the first fossil evidence of a rare botanical condition known as precocious germination in which seeds sprout before leaving the fruit.

Pine cones open when dry and close when wet. In this way, pine seeds are released only under advantageous conditions, namely when it is dry and the seeds can be carried far by wind. Opening and ...

The cones are squatty and somewhat asymmetric, starting out shiny brown, but weathering eventually to a dull gray. Being a pine, its leaves are in the form of evergreen needles, of course.