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Time resolved, PIV measurements were performed to investigate the flow field dynamics around an ovulate pine cone (P. halepensis) mounted in a windtunnel at Reynolds numbers ranging from ReD=246 to 955, based on the equatorial diameter. Scale/bract complexes arranged in helices characterized the cone’s surface morphology. The cone could be represented by a low aspect ratio, prolate spheroid (L/D≈2)...