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Also Known As	Gymnospermae

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General Sherman tree

Wind pollination

Bristlecone pine

Close-up of a Cupressus sempervirens branch with round brown cones and green needle-like leaves, set against a blurred mountainous background in the Himalaya region.

Boreal forest in Alaska

American arborvitae

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Robert Brown

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