Cones Collection (#8)

Various Shells (Cones)
Various cones

Vesuvius / Cones
Cones in the crater Date: 1831

Forrests Fir (Abies forrestii) introduced species, cones, Hampden Woods, Buckinghamshire, England

Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) fallen cones and needles, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, october

Conical karst hills of grass covered limestone, Chocolate Hills, Bohol Island, Philippines

Looking through stone pine trees, Coto Donana, Spain

Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) close-up of fertile cones, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, may

View of snow on volcanic cinder cone forming island in caldera lake at 7000ft. (2200m), Wizard Island, Crater Lake, Crater Lake N.P. Cascade Mountains, Oregon, U.S.A. july

View of volcanic cinder cone forming island in caldera lake, Wizard Island, Crater Lake, Crater Lake N. P. Oregon, U
View of volcanic cinder cone forming island in caldera lake, Wizard Island, Crater Lake, Crater Lake N.P. Oregon, U.S.A

Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) adult male, feeding on seeds, perched on twig in alder tree, Yunnan, China, april

Papillae on the tongue of a bat
Papillae on the tongue of a pipistrelle bat. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tongue of a pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Compound eye of a moth, SEM
Moths eye. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section of a moths compound eye. The eye has been sliced to show its internal structure

Retina, SEM
Retina. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a freeze-fractured retina, showing the light-sensitive rods and cones and their associated neurones

Traffic cones, computer artwork

Light micrograph of monkey retina, high power
Rods and cones of monkey retina. Light micrograph of a tangential section through the retina of a monkeys eye, showing the rod cells (small) and cone cells (large)

Eye retina
Structure of the retina. Computer artwork showing the structure of the eye retina. The retina is a thin tissue layer on the inner eye responsible for sight. Light strikes from the top

Computer artwork of the structure of the retina
Structure of the retina. Computer artwork showing the structure of the eye retina. The retina is a thin tissue layer on the inner eye responsible for sight. Light strikes from the top

Retina structure
Retinal structure, artwork. Light falling on the retina passes from top to bottom. At bottom is the choroid layer (red), which lines the inside of the eye

Cycad cones. These cones and the leaves are part of an Encephalartos senticosus cycad. Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa

European larch cones
European larch (Larix decidua) cones forming in spring. Photographed in April, in Dorset, UK

Larch (Larix decidua) cones
Larch cones forming in spring. Dorset, UK April 2010

Cinder cones, Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Extinct volcanic cinder cones on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA

Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) cone, growing on the Irmasun Pass near Akseki, Taurus Mountains, south Turkey

Dwarf common juniper (Juniperus communis) branch with berries, on a rock. Photographed on Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

Traffic jam, UK
Traffic jam. Photographed near roadworks on the M27 motorway near Southampton, UK

Leuzea conifera flowers

Chamecyparis lawsoniana
Female cones of Lawsons Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana). They open in March, ready for wind pollination. Male and female cones occur on the same tree

Douglas fir cones. Branch of a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees with new growth and cones. These cones mature over the summer, producing seeds in the autumn if fertilised

Scots pine female flowers (Pinus sylvestris). Photographed in the Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in June

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) cones. This pine originates in the Mediterranean and is grown for ornamental purposes in coastal areas

Bhutan fir (Abies densa). The black structures are the female cones

Atlas cedar cones
Atlas cedar cone (Cedrus atlantica). This is a mature, two-year-old female cone (seed)

Korean fir (Abies koreana) cones and foliage

Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia)
Calabrian pine cones (Pinus brutia). Photographed in Greece, in spring

Maritime pine flower (Pinus pinaster)
Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) female flowers. This pine originates in the Mediterranean and is grown for ornamental purposes in coastal areas

Maritime pine flowers (Pinus pinaster)
Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) male flowers. This pine originates in the Mediterranean and is grown for ornamental purposes in coastal areas

Maritime pine cones (Pinus pinaster). This pine originates in the Mediterranean and is grown for ornamental purposes in coastal areas

White pine (Pinus strobus) cones. Photographed in Maryland, USA

Scots pine male flowers (Pinus sylvestris). Photographed in the Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in June

Yew berries (Taxus baccata) on the ground. These are the seed cones of the yew tree. The seed cone consists of a fleshy red berry-like sheath (aril) surrounding a single seed

Pinus longaeva
Great basin bristlecone pine cones (Pinus longaeva) This species is one of a group of pines which can reach an age far greater than any other single organism known, up to nearly 5, 000 years

Juniper berries (Juniperus californicus). Photographed in the USA

Pine cone
Bristlecone pine cones. View of male and female cones on a bristlecone pine tree Pinus aristata. The cones are the reproductive structures of the tree

Wood horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum). This plant grows in moist, cool woods and has many delicate branches that circle the shoots. Photographed in Scotland

Male giant horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Mail giant horsetail (Equisetum telemataia) with a fertile cone at the tip of its stem. Photographed in spring

Common horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Common horsetail plant (Equisetum arvense) with fertile cones. Photographed in spring

Club moss (Lycopodium clavatum)
Stags horn club moss (Lycopodium clavatum) cones, or fruiting bodies. These structures, only a few centimetres long, grow in pairs and produce spores in the form of a fine yellow powder

Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) adult, perched on European Larch (Larix decidua) branch with snow and icicles, England, february

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