Nice photo of the large female and numerous smaller male cones of Cryptomeria. I was excited to learn recently what is “cryptic” about Cryptomeria: there are pollen-producing parts “concealed” inside the bases of the male cone scales, and for these, the genus was named by D. Don
in 1838.
Nice photo of the large female and numerous smaller male cones of Cryptomeria. I was excited to learn recently what is “cryptic” about Cryptomeria: there are pollen-producing parts “concealed” inside the bases of the male cone scales, and for these, the genus was named by D. Don
in 1838.