![[Pasted image 20230731140750.jpg]] Gymnosperms are a clade of non-flowering plants. There are four extant orders of gymnosperms: cycads, gingko, conifers, and Gnetidae. Gingko (above) is pretty common as an ornamental plant, and I've never recognized anything in the order Gnetidae in the wild. The other two, [[Cycads]] and conifers, are the ones that I find the most intriguing. For conifers, see [[Types of redwoods]] and the [[Araucaria]].