conifer class genus species

Conifer, any member of the division Pinophyta, class Pinopsida, order Pinales, made up of living and fossil gymnospermous plants that usually have needle-shaped evergreen leaves and seeds attached to the scales of a woody bracted cone.

What is the genus and species of conifer?

Conifers are considered ancient species. The six conifer families which still exist today appear in the fossil record from this time: Pinaceae (10–11 genera), Podocarpaceae (19 genera), Araucariaceae (three genera), Sciadopityaceae (one genus), Taxaceae (six genera) and Cupressaceae (40 genera), and ca.

Is Conifer a genus?

Conifer Distribution

Pines are the most widely distributed genus of trees in the Northern Hemisphere and are also especially widely planted as timber trees in both hemispheres.

What species is a conifer?

The classification of conifers

The 615 species of extant conifers are classified in eight families of which 540 belong to the three largest families Pinaceae (231), Podocarpaceae (174) and Cupressaceae (135). The other five families are Araucariaceae, Cephalotaxaceae, Phyllocladaceae, Sciadopityaceae and Taxaceae.

How many species of conifer are there?

The conifers are a group of about 588 species of trees and shrubs that include many of the best-known plants in the world. All conifers bear seeds inside cones, woody protective structures. There are seven families of conifers.

What does conifer mean?

: any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit.

Is Conifer a family?

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.
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Class:	Pinopsida
Orders and families

Is Holly a conifer?

Rhododendrons and holly bushes (except winterberry which loses its leaves) are examples of broadleaf evergreens. Pine, spruce, and hemlocks are evergreens and they are also conifers.

Where do conifers grow best?

Conifers are most abundant in cool temperate and boreal regions, where they are important timber trees and ornamentals, but they are most diverse in warmer areas, including tropical mountains.

Is a conifer a tree or a bush?

Conifers are trees with unique scale-like leaves or needles and their seed-bearing cones are easily recognised. They are mostly evergreen and can grow into large, often very fast-growing trees, although there are many dwarf varieites, including many effective groundcover plants. Many conifers make good hedges too.

What's another name for Conifer?

What is another word for conifer?

evergreen	fir
hedge	pine
pine tree	cedar
wood	douglas
alpine	fir tree

Is Conifer a hardwood?

In general, hardwood comes from deciduous tree's which lose their leaves annually. Softwood comes from conifer, which usually remains evergreen. The trees from which hardwood is obtained tend to be slower growing, meaning the wood is usually denser.

Is Conifer a flowering plant?

In comparison to flowering plants, conifers do not produce flowers. The reproductive structures of conifers are the unsexual cones. Male cones comprise microsporophylls that produce microspores while the female cones comprise megasporophylls that produce megaspores.

What is conifer wood used for?

Pretty much all conifer wood is excellent for getting fires going when dried and split. In Canada they call it 'fat wood' I believe. We use it to get our wood burner going when things are a bit cold and damp and once lit it goes like a rocket - sometimes literally.

Is Juniper a pine?

Juniper is the common name for a large group of evergreen shrubs and trees belonging to genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae (Cypress), order Pinales (pine). There are more than 50 species of Juniperus.

Why gymnosperms are called conifers?

Gymnosperms are seed-bearing vascular plants, such as cycads, ginkgo, yews and conifers, in which the ovules or seeds are not enclosed in an ovary. The word "gymnosperm" comes from the Greek word gymnospermos, meaning "naked seeds". ... You can also browse genera found in Gymnosperms.

Where are conifers found?

The coniferous forest biome is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and North America. The coniferous forest biome makes up one-third of the world's forests. Most of the trees in coniferous forests are conifers. Instead of growing leaves and flowers, conifers grow needles and cones.

What are conifers give few examples?

Pines, spruces, firs, and larches are the dominant trees in coniferous forests.

Does conifer mean covered seed?

Each seed is covered by a seed coat, but the seed isn't protected by the cone. Since the seeds sit "naked," or on the outside of the scales, conifers are called naked seed plants, or gymnosperms ("gymno" means naked; sperm means seed).

Are conifers poisonous?

The leaves and fruits of conifers such as Juniperus (juniper) are poisonous to cattle and humans.

Is Conifer a pine tree?

We have only three native conifers, the Scots pine, the yew, and the juniper, and only the first of these ranks as a timber-yielding tree. ... Except for the yew tree, which has its own family called the Taxaceae, all these conifers belong to one large botanical group, the pine family or Pinaceae.

What are conifers give two examples?

Conifers are trees which produce cones. Almost all of them are evergreen. Examples include pine, fir, cypress. The larch is a deciduous conifer.