Conifer nut

Common name for edible conifer seed

Shelled European pine nuts (Pinus pinea) Araucaria angustifolia seeds

Conifer nuts are the edible seeds of conifers, which includes most notably pine nuts (family Pinaceae) and Araucaria nuts (family Araucariaceae).

"Many pine species bear edible nuts: the best known is the Mediterranean stone pine, Pinus pinea. Other nuts that were locally used, and are now traded, include Pinus edulis, in the southeast USA, and P. koraiensis in China. The similar nuts of another conifer, the monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana, are collected in Chile."[1] "Araucaria nuts are most commonly eaten cooked..."[2][3]

## See also

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* Conifer cone

## References

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1. ^ Derek Bewley, J.; Black, Michael; Halmer, Peter (2006). The Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses. ISBN 9780851997230. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
2. ^ The Visual Food Encyclopedia. Québec Amerique. 1996. ISBN 9782764408988. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
3. ^ Black, Michael; Pritchard, H. W. (May 2002). Desiccation and Survival in Plants: Drying Without Dying. ISBN 9780851997193. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

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