Members of the Division Coniferophyta include plants that are familiar to most people.
Some species live in tropical forests and some live in warm deserts.
Like all cycads, the image shows a plant with pinnately compound leaves. Unlike fern leaves, however, cycad leaves are leathery in texture and frequently armed with spines. One species of cycad is planted as a horticultural plant in California. Cycad individuals produce either seed cones or pollen cones and are commonly referred to as female or male plants, respectively. The Division Ginkgophyta includes only one living species, Ginkgo biloba .