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A pine forest is an example of a temperate coniferous forest. Forest communities dominated by huge trees (e.g., giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron gigantea; redwood, Sequoia sempervirens), unusual ecological phenomena, occur in western North America, southwestern South America, as well as in the Australasian region in such areas as southeastern ...
The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae.They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue; all extant conifers are woody plants, the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs.
Examples include cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews. [1] As of 2002, [needs update] Pinophyta contained seven families, 60 to 65 genera, and more than 600 living species. Although the total number of species is relatively small, conifers are ecologically important.
Giant sequoia. Silvics of North America (1991), [1] a forest inventory compiled and published by the United States Forest Service, includes many conifers. [a] It superseded Silvics of Forest Trees of the United States (1965), which was the first extensive American tree inventory. [3]
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests are characterized by diverse species of conifers, whose needles are adapted to deal with the variable climatic conditions. [1] Most tropical and subtropical coniferous forest ecoregions are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms , from Mexico to Nicaragua and on the Greater Antilles , Bahamas ...
Temperate coniferous forests of the United States (1 C, 31 P) Temperate rainforests (3 C, 21 P) W. Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests (6 P)
Mixed coniferous forest is a vegetation type dominated by a mixture of broadleaf trees and conifers. [1] It is generally located in mountains, below the upper montane vegetation type. Sierra Nevada range
Species name Range in Canada Global rank Notes YK NT NU LB CA; BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF; Callitropsis nootkatensis Nootka cypress YK NT NU LB CA Secure BC AB