Phylum Coniferophyta

• Terrestrial Life adaptations are found
• Vascular tissues are present
• Sporophytes are dominant and photosynthetic  Gametophytes depend on Sporophytes
• Heterosporous
• For fertilization external water is not essential
• Seed bearing plants
• Naked seed plants
• Do not bear  flowers
• Non motile male gamete
• Both male and female plants produce cones/ conifers

World’s biggest tree (Giant Sequoia) belongs to the phylum Coniferophyta

Pinus

• Tall and cone shaped tree
• Elongated needle like evergreen leaves
• Deciduous
• Economically important products are obtained
• Ornamental plants in cold regions
• Unisexual
• Dioecious
• pollen tube forms at fertilization

• e.g; Pinus