Gymnosperms Flashcards
FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
GENUS: TAXODIUM
COMMON: Bald Cypress
-rot resistant wood
FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
GENUS: THUJA
COMMON: Arbor Vitae
FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
GENUS: TAXODIUM
COMMON: Bald Cypress
FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
GENUS: JUNIPERUS
COMMON: Eastern Red Cedar
- heterophyllous
- fleshy cones
- fragrant wood
FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
GENUS: CHAMAECYPARIS
COMMON: White Cedar
-peltate scales
FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
GENUS: TAXODIUM
COMMON: Bald Cypress
FAMILY: TAXACEAE
GENUS: TAXUS
COMMON: Yew
-fleshy arils
FAMILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: PINUS
COMMON: Pine
FAILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: PINUS
COMMON: Pine
FAMILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: TSUGA
COMMON: Hemlock
FAMILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: LARIX
COMMON: Larch
FAMILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: PICEA
COMMON: Spruce
- needles 4-sided
- needles attached at “bumps”
FAMILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: ABIES
COMMON: Fir
- Cones upright
- seeds fall at maturity
FAMILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: ABIES
COMMON: Fir
FAMILY: PINACEAE
GENUS: PICEA
COMMON: Spruce