cypress family
Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae, the cypress family, is a family of conifers. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic), which include the cypresses, junipers, and redwoods, with about 130–140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdioecious or (rarely) dioecious trees and shrubs up to 116 m (381 ft) tall. The bark of mature trees is commonly orange- to red-brown and of stringy texture, often flaking or peeling in vertical strips, but smooth, scaly or hard and square-cracked in some species. The family reached its peak of diversity during the Mesozoic era.
7 branches of this family, most-observed first
Cypresses, Cedars, Junipers, and Allies
subfamilyCupressoideae
swamp cypresses
subfamilyTaxodioideae
Redwoods and Sequoias
subfamilySequoioideae
cypress-pines, incense-cedars, and allies
subfamilyActinostroboideae
Chinese and Taiwanese fir subfamily
subfamilyCunninghamioideae
pencil pine subfamily
subfamilyAthrotaxidoideae
Taiwan cedar subfamily
subfamilyTaiwanioideae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47374.