Juniperus communis
Common name:
Common juniper
Order:
Pinidae
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Thuja occidentalis
Common name:
Eastern white cedar
Order:
Pinidae
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Pinus contorta
Common name:
Lodgepole pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Pinus strobus
Common name:
Eastern white pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Larix decidua
Common name:
European Larch
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Abies balsamea
Common name:
Balsam fir
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Picea abies
Common name:
Norway spruce
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Pinus ponderosa
Common name:
Ponderosa pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Juniperus communis
Common name:
Common juniper
Order:
Pinidae
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Thuja occidentalis
Common name:
Eastern white cedar
Order:
Pinidae
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Pinus contorta
Common name:
Lodgepole pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Pinus strobus
Common name:
Eastern white pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Larix decidua
Common name:
European Larch
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Abies balsamea
Common name:
Balsam fir
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Picea abies
Common name:
Norway spruce
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Pinus ponderosa
Common name:
Ponderosa pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Juniperus communis
Common name:
Common juniper
Order:
Pinidae
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Thuja occidentalis
Common name:
Eastern white cedar
Order:
Pinidae
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Pinus contorta
Common name:
Lodgepole pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Pinus strobus
Common name:
Eastern white pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Larix decidua
Common name:
European Larch
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Abies balsamea
Common name:
Balsam fir
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Picea abies
Common name:
Norway spruce
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Pinus ponderosa
Common name:
Ponderosa pine
Order:
Pinales
Class:
Pinopsida
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Class (Plantae): Pinopsida
The Pinophyta, also known as Coniferophyta or Coniferae, or commonly as conifers, are a division of vascular land plants containing a single extant class, Pinopsida. They are gymnosperms, cone-bearing seed plants. All extant conifers are perennial woody plants with secondary growth. The great majority are trees, though a few are shrubs. Examples include cedars, Douglas firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews. As of 1998, the division Pinophyta was estimated to contain eight families, 68 genera, and 629 living species.
Although the total number of species is relatively small, conifers are ecologically important. They are the dominant plants over large areas of land, most notably the taiga of the Northern Hemisphere, but also in similar cool climates in mountains further south. Boreal conifers have many wintertime adaptations. The narrow conical shape of northern conifers, and their downward-drooping limbs, help them shed snow. Many of them seasonally alter their biochemistry to make them more resistant to freezing. While tropical rainforests have more biodiversity and turnover, the immense conifer forests of the world represent the largest terrestrial carbon sink. Conifers are of great economic value for softwood lumber and paper production.
Reference: Wikipedia