strobilus
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A strobilus (: strobili) is a structure present on many land plant species consisting of sporangia-bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem. Strobili are often called cones, but some botanists restrict the use of the term cone to the woody seed strobili of conifers. Strobili are characterized by a central axis (anatomically a stem) surrounded by spirally arranged or decussate structures that may be modified leaves or modified stems.
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Within Vinony's link graph, strobilus is referenced by 159 other articles, and connects out to stamen, sporangium and Lycopodiopsida.
It is catalogued under the topic Plant morphology.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Lycophytes
- Sphenophytes
- Seed plants
- Cycads
- Ginkgos
- Conifers
- Gnetophytes
- Flowering plants
- Evolution
- Etymology
- References
A strobilus (: strobili) is a structure present on many land plant species consisting of sporangia-bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem. Strobili are often called cones, but some botanists restrict the use of the term cone to the woody seed strobili of conifers. Strobili are characterized by a central axis (anatomically a stem) surrounded by spirally arranged or decussate structures that may be modified leaves or modified stems.
Leaves that bear sporangia are called sporophylls, while sporangia-bearing stems are called sporangiophores.
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