v Figure 20.7 Exploring Gymnosperm Diversity Phylum Cycadophyta The 300 species of ving cycads have krge cones and palmike kawes inie palm peces a angiospennd, Unlike mod sed plants, cyrada have lagellated pem, indrating their descent frm Phylum Ginkgophyta daring the Mesaic en, known s the age of cycads well as the age of dinosus. Today, however, cycads are the most eadangered dall plant groupe 75of their qder a thmatened by hafitat destation and cther humun actiona. anke beleka in the only nuretang qen of thte plykum: lke cyads, gnkges have ligellted spenn. Aso knowa s the maden- luir ta, Gnko oéu las decihos fanke kuves that tum foleates ar polition l. landcapes ofen plant only polen produrtag taen becae the kay ah l ancd athey decay. Grun malta Phylum Gnetophyta hnta, and welnttschis. Some speckes are trepical, whemas ihes ive in dessts. Alhough very dilfeet in appranr, the genera are gouped together haied on moleculir data. Weleibcha. he gas conts of ore pe Wwete a plat that can le fo itands of yesand found only in ite deserts of uatwinen Aka E srapke lewen a ong the lagest kes known 4Gnet. The gmus hekn about 5specn of topcl o, shibs and ves, mly rae to Ahka ared AL the kaws kok sid te theseof kweng plt, and t wech kE Somewtat like fruts Oudng cones Epheda Ihisgen ks tout 40peci that inhube ija woldde. These desert s, commorly aled "Mamon ina". the compound ephedine wich knd midkinaly sadongtant UNIT ma The Evolutonary Hadury of Bekgical Drwerdity
v Figure 20.7 Exploring Gymnosperm Diversity Phylum Cycadophyta The 300 species of ving cycads have krge cones and palmike kawes inie palm peces a angiospennd, Unlike mod sed plants, cyrada have lagellated pem, indrating their descent frm Phylum Ginkgophyta daring the Mesaic en, known s the age of cycads well as the age of dinosus. Today, however, cycads are the most eadangered dall plant groupe 75of their qder a thmatened by hafitat destation and cther humun actiona. anke beleka in the only nuretang qen of thte plykum: lke cyads, gnkges have ligellted spenn. Aso knowa s the maden- luir ta, Gnko oéu las decihos fanke kuves that tum foleates ar polition l. landcapes ofen plant only polen produrtag taen becae the kay ah l ancd athey decay. Grun malta Phylum Gnetophyta hnta, and welnttschis. Some speckes are trepical, whemas ihes ive in dessts. Alhough very dilfeet in appranr, the genera are gouped together haied on moleculir data. Weleibcha. he gas conts of ore pe Wwete a plat that can le fo itands of yesand found only in ite deserts of uatwinen Aka E srapke lewen a ong the lagest kes known 4Gnet. The gmus hekn about 5specn of topcl o, shibs and ves, mly rae to Ahka ared AL the kaws kok sid te theseof kweng plt, and t wech kE Somewtat like fruts Oudng cones Epheda Ihisgen ks tout 40peci that inhube ija woldde. These desert s, commorly aled "Mamon ina". the compound ephedine wich knd midkinaly sadongtant UNIT ma The Evolutonary Hadury of Bekgical Drwerdity
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