KingdomPlantae DivisionPinophyta (ClassPinopsida) (OrderPinales) FamiliesPinaceae, Cupressaceae, Taxaceae Pinophyta Taxonomy

DE Natives:Chamaecyparis, Juniperus, Taxodium Cupressaceae (the cypress family) Most widely distributed conifer family with 28 genera 17 families are monotypic (junipers and redwoods) Important in the timber and horticulture industries Bark of mature trees is commonly orange to red brown and of stringy texture, often flaking or peeling in vertical strips Most are evergreen with the needles persisting 2-10 years but three genera are deciduous Mostly resinous and aromatic

Cupressaceae (leaves opp) v.s. Taxodiaceae (leaves alt) All members have seed cones in which the bract-scale complexes are fused for most of their common length

Atlantic white-cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides

eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana

cedar-apple rust on eastern redcedar

baldcypress Taxodium distichum

dawn-redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Taxaceae (the yew family)