Home›Conifers and Other Gymnosperms›All Conifers and Other GymnospermsBrowse ByAll Conifers and Other GymnospermsReference and ClassificationVerifiedDivision Pinophyta and the smaller allied gymnosperm divisions (cycads, ginkgos, gnetophytes): seed plants whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary or fruit, most bearing cones. Excludes flowering plants, whose seeds develop inside an ovary.FactsAll Conifers and Other GymnospermsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSeed-Bearing 1All Conifers and Other GymnospermsFilter Results163 entriesCommon GroupAllAraucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (42)Cycads (Cycadales) (11)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (36)Ginkgo (Ginkgoales) (1)Gnetophytes (Gnetales) (5)Other Gymnosperms (1)Pines (Pinaceae) (51)Podocarps (Podocarpaceae) (7)Yews (Taxaceae) (9)Everyday GroupAllAraucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (42)Cycads (Cycadales) (11)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (36)Ginkgo (Ginkgoales) (1)Gnetophytes (Gnetales) (5)Other Gymnosperms (1)Pines (Pinaceae) (51)Podocarps (Podocarpaceae) (7)Yews (Taxaceae) (9)HabitatAllAlpine (4)Bog (4)Boreal Forest (3)Chaparral (3)Coral Reef (1)Desert (3)Freshwater Swamp Forest (3)Grassland (4)Lake (2)Riparian Zone (3)River (4)Savanna (2)Steppe (3)Temperate Coniferous Forest (5)Temperate Forest (25)Temperate Rainforest (9)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (14)Wetlands (5)Xeric Shrubland (1)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (5)Africa (11)Albania (11)Algeria (13)Argentina (12)Armenia (27)Asia (3)Australia (3)Australia (43)Austria (28)Bangladesh (5)Belarus (14)Belgium (40)Bolivia (2)Borneo (3)Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)Brazil (49)Bulgaria (22)Canada (23)Chile (5)China (5)Colombia (15)Croatia (18)Cuba (2)Cyprus (24)Czechia (9)Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)Denmark (36)East Africa (2)Ecuador (5)Egypt (2)El Salvador (2)Estonia (14)Finland (18)France (53)Fujian (2)Georgia (15)Germany (32)Greece (15)Guangdong (2)Guatemala (4)Honduras (2)Hungary (21)Iceland (21)India (16)Iran (25)Iraq (4)Ireland (40)Israel (2)Italy (37)Japan (14)Kazakhstan (3)Laos (5)Latvia (5)Lesotho (4)Libya (13)Lithuania (8)Luxembourg (8)Malaysia (2)Malta (3)Manchuria (6)Marshall Islands (2)Mauritius (3)Mexico (30)Mongolia (6)Morocco (9)Myanmar (7)Nepal (6)Netherlands (25)New Caledonia (17)New Zealand (7)North America (58)Norway (59)Pakistan (3)Palestine (2)Papua New Guinea (2)Peru (3)Philippines (2)Poland (22)Portugal (31)Romania (19)Russia (4)Seychelles (4)Slovakia (7)South Africa (21)South America (5)South Asia (12)South Korea (3)Spain (26)Sweden (35)Switzerland (16)Taiwan (37)Tunisia (7)Turkey (25)Ukraine (9)United Kingdom (35)United States (33)Uruguay (5)Vanuatu (2)Vietnam (4)Showing the 100 most common of 126 options.Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (9)Endangered (27)Extinct (1)Extinct in the Wild (1)Least Concern (73)Near Threatened (21)Not Evaluated (2)Vulnerable (22)DietAllHerbivore (1)Parasitic (2)Photosynthetic Autotroph (160)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (4)Marine (1)Terrestrial (156)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (162)Population TrendAllStable (1)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (3)Climate Change and Severe Weather (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (8)Ecotourism and Research (1)Farmed or Commercially Raised (12)Hunted or Fished (1)Invasive or Introduced Species (24)Source of Dye (3)Source of Fibre (2)Source of Timber or Wood (36)Used in Traditional Medicine (61)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (10)Appendix II (6)Not Listed (130)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (4)G2 Imperiled (1)G3 Vulnerable (4)G4 Apparently Secure (12)G5 Secure (33)GNR Unranked (13)EcosystemAllBorneo Rainforest (2)California Chaparral (2)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Daintree Rainforest (1)Eastern Himalayas (1)Everglades (2)Great Lakes (1)Great Plains (2)Heath (1)Mediterranean Basin (4)Mojave Desert (1)Moorland (1)Namib Desert (1)New Guinea Rainforest (1)Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest (1)Scandinavian Taiga (1)Siberian Taiga (1)Sumatran Lowland Rainforest (1)Valdivian Temperate Rainforest (3)Yellowstone (3)TaxonomyAllAbies (9)Agathis (18)Araucaria (21)Cedrus (4)Chamaecyparis (4)Cupressaceae (29)Cycadopsida (4)Encephalartos (5)Ginkgoopsida (1)Gnetopsida (1)Larix (6)Picea (7)Pinopsida (23)Pinus (6)Plantae (20)Sequoia (2)Sequoiadendron (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Abies densaConifers and Other GymnospermsAbies forrestiiConifers and Other GymnospermsAfrican YellowwoodConifers and Other GymnospermsAgathis flavescensConifers and Other GymnospermsAgathis kinabaluensisConifers and Other GymnospermsAgathis lanceolataConifers and Other GymnospermsAgathis lenticulaConifers and Other GymnospermsAgathis mooreiConifers and Other GymnospermsAgathis silbaeConifers and Other GymnospermsAlaska CedarConifers and Other GymnospermsAleppo PineConifers and Other GymnospermsAlerceConifers and Other GymnospermsAmboina PineConifers and Other GymnospermsAraucaria AraucanaConifers and Other GymnospermsAraucaria goroensisConifers and Other GymnospermsAraucaria muelleriConifers and Other GymnospermsAraucarioxylon arizonicumConifers and Other GymnospermsAtlas CedarConifers and Other GymnospermsAustrian PineConifers and Other GymnospermsAustrotaxusConifers and Other GymnospermsBald CypressConifers and Other GymnospermsBalsam FirConifers and Other GymnospermsBernier's Columnar AraucariaConifers and Other GymnospermsBlue KauriConifers and Other GymnospermsBlue SpruceConifers and Other GymnospermsBoise AraucariaConifers and Other GymnospermsBorneo KauriConifers and Other GymnospermsBreadtree CycadConifers and Other GymnospermsBuddhist PineConifers and Other GymnospermsBull KauriConifers and Other GymnospermsBunya PineConifers and Other GymnospermsCalifornia NutmegConifers and Other GymnospermsCallitris columellarisConifers and Other GymnospermsCalocedrus macrolepisConifers and Other GymnospermsCedar of LebanonConifers and Other GymnospermsCedrus LibaniConifers and Other GymnospermsChamaecyparis formosensisConifers and Other GymnospermsChestnut DioonConifers and Other GymnospermsChinese EphedraConifers and Other GymnospermsChinese FirConifers and Other GymnospermsChinese JuniperConifers and Other GymnospermsChinese Swamp CypressConifers and Other GymnospermsCoast AraucariaConifers and Other GymnospermsCoast RedwoodConifers and Other GymnospermsCommon JuniperConifers and Other GymnospermsCook PineConifers and Other GymnospermsCoontieConifers and Other GymnospermsCycadConifers and Other GymnospermsDawn RedwoodConifers and Other GymnospermsDe Laubenfels' AraucariaConifers and Other Gymnosperms1234Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Gymnospermtier 2WikipediaGymnosperm, lead sectionQuote, Gymnosperm, lead sectiona group of woody, perennial seed-producing plants, typically lacking the protective outer covering which surrounds the seeds in flowering plantsView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.