Pinophyta

Norway Spruce
Picea abies


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FACT: During the Ice Age, few Norway spruces grew in ice-free areas. After the retreat of the ice, the trees spread to the milder tundra landscape.

Black Spruce
Picea mariana


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Fact: Black spruce cones grow in a large clump at the top of the tree to protect them from wildfire-giving the trees a characteristic type.

White Spruce
Picea glauca


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Fact: White spruce is a climax tree species in the boreal forest; it grows up in the understory shade, then takes over until the next fire.

Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria mirabilis


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Fact: Araucarian conifers were dominant during the Jurassic period. They were found in tropical rain forests.

Pacific Yew
Taxus brevifolio


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FACT: The drug Paclitaxel is isolated from the bark of the Pacific Yew Tree.

Monkey Puzzle Tree
Araucaria araucana


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Fact: Because of the great age of this species, it is sometimes described as a living fossil.