tolls for pattern

i have this pine seed

and it has a spiral pattern is thre a tool or a way in blender to do this easily?

Thanks

yes there is a screw tool
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Basic_Mesh_Tools#Screw

but you might find it easier with an array modifier
and set the offset with an empty
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Array