DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
FAMILIES OF ANGIOSPERMS
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angiosperm
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gymnosperm
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ppteridophytes
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gymnosperm means as “naked seed". This group is often referred to as softwoods. Gymnosperms usually have needles that stay green throughout the year. Examples are pines, cedars, spruces and firs.
Detailed explanation-2: -ginkgo, (Ginkgo biloba), also called maidenhair tree, deciduous gymnosperm tree (family Ginkgoaceae), native to China. Ginkgo has been planted since ancient times in Chinese and Japanese temple gardens and is now valued in many parts of the world as a fungus-and insect-resistant ornamental tree.
Detailed explanation-3: -The bald cypress is so named due to its uncommon “baldness” (or bare looking branches) as a gymnosperm. The bald cypress is the only member of its family that is native to North America-in fact, according to Yahoo! Encyclopedia.com, the redwood and the bald cypress are the only two trees native to this continent.