gymnosperm trees spot id Flashcards
cupressaceae family
chamaecyparis nootkatensis, juniperus communis, juniperus scopulorum, thuja occidentalis, thuja plicata
pinaceae family
abies balsamea, larix laricina, larix sibirica, picea glauca, picea pungens, pinus banksiana, pinus contorta var. latifolia, pinus strobus, pinus ponderosa, pinus sylvestris, pseudotsuga menziesii
taxaceae
taxus brevifolia
gingkoaceae
ginkgo biloba
chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Cupressaceae, yellow cedar
- open, woody, globe-shaped cones
- waxy coating on upper scales
- old wizard life-form
juniperus communis
Cupressaceae, common juniper
- sharp scales (needle-like)
- pale and dark blue “berries”
juniperus scopulorum
Cupressaceae, rocky mountain juniper
- white waxy coating on scales
- dark “berries”
- rough, peeling bark
- small, relatively sharp scales
thuja occidentalis
Cupressaceae, eastern white cedar
- conical, appressed stem
- short, wide cones
- brussels sprout buds
thuja plicata
Cupressaceae, western red cedar
- brown, scaly buds
- thin, roselike cones
- blue green scales that have a different color on the ends
- triangular life form
abies balsamea
Pinaceae, balsam fir
- lots of sap
- flat needles with two lines of white wax
- cones sit on top of branches
larix laricina
Pinaceae, tamarack
- many needles/fascicle
- male cones raspberry
- female cones rosette
- deciduous needles
- young shoots brown and woody
larix sibirica
Pinaceae, siberian larch
- fuller fascicles
- brown woody cones
- young shoots tender and green
picea glauca
Pinaceae, white spruce
- salmon color under bark
- small, woody bracts on cones
- square needles
- axial buds near apex
picea mariana
Pinaceae black spruce
- purpley cones
- peely old bark
- low lying, wet areas
- small, mostly closed cones
- bulbous tree apex
picea pungens
Pinaceae, blue spruce
- blueish needles
- open, papery cones
- square needles
- red/purple male cones
