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 13Umbrella PineConifers and Other GymnospermsVietnamese Golden CypressConifers and Other GymnospermsWelwitschiaConifers and Other GymnospermsWestern HemlockConifers and Other GymnospermsWestern Red CedarConifers and Other GymnospermsWestern RedcedarConifers and Other GymnospermsWhite FirConifers and Other GymnospermsWhite SpruceConifers and Other GymnospermsWhitebark PineConifers and Other GymnospermsWiddringtonia cedarbergensisConifers and Other GymnospermsWollemi PineConifers and Other GymnospermsWollemiaConifers and Other GymnospermsWood's CycadConifers and Other Gymnosperms← Previous1234Sources1. 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.