Coniferous angiosperms?

[Harvey2018]

Hi All,

 

Racking my brain trying to think of some conifers that are angiosperms, obviously yew but apart from that I can't think of any.  I'm sure there are more but I am struggling to find any.

 

Many thanks

[daltontrees]

Rack your brain no more. It is taxonomically impossible for a conifer to be an angiosperm and vice versa.

 

Yew is not an angiosperm. The seed is naked (gymnosperm) but is surrounded on most sides by a fleshy aril which, like the fruit of angiospecms, has presumably ervolved to make it attractive to feeding animals that will help spread the seeds. but that's co-evolution, not taxonomic proximity.

Edited April 27, 2022 by daltontrees

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, daltontrees said:

Rack your brain no more. It is taxonomically impossible for a conifer to be an angiosperm and vice versa.

 

Yew is not an angiosperm. The seed is naked (gymnosperm) but is surrounded on most sides by a fleshy aril which, like the fruit of angiospecms, has presumably ervolved to make it attractive to feeding animals that will help spread the seeds. but that's co-evolution, not taxonomic proximity.

You don't half know some stuff ! 😄

[Bunzena]

4 hours ago, daltontrees said:

Rack your brain no more. It is taxonomically impossible for a conifer to be an angiosperm and vice versa.

 

Yew is not an angiosperm. The seed is naked (gymnosperm) but is surrounded on most sides by a fleshy aril which, like the fruit of angiospecms, has presumably ervolved to make it attractive to feeding animals that will help spread the seeds. but that's co-evolution, not taxonomic proximity.

Mastermind beckons....

[Dan Maynard]

6 minutes ago, Bunzena said:

Mastermind beckons....

He buggered in the second round though when you have to choose a different subject.

[daltontrees]

10 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

He buggered in the second round though when you have to choose a different subject.

Ah but what I don't know about tertiary igneous petrology is not worth knowing. Then for the final I have the music of Boney M.😀

[Dan Maynard]

7 minutes ago, daltontrees said:

Ah but what I don't know about tertiary igneous petrology is not worth knowing. Then for the final I have the music of Boney M.😀

You're on. Let us know when you're up so we can set the video recorder.