Order: Pineales
Cupressaceae
Common name: cypress
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General Family Characteristics: Peely Bark
Round Cones- woody or fleshy
Many have scaly leaves
- Gymnosperm, conifer
- Pineales is the conifer order
- Monoecious, which means they house both sexes, male and female on one tree.
- Commonly has peeling bark.
Field Trip 3
- Japanese Cedar, (Cryptomeria japonica)
- Northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis
- Eastern Red Cedar, (Juniperus virginiana)
Field-Trip-4
- Eastern Red Cedar, or Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Field Trip 6
- Bald Cypress / Taxodium distichum
Field Trip 7
1. Unknown (Juniperus sp.)