Pinophyta
![](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/generated-card-images/br-D0EDD7-grasslands-forest-forest-1.png)
Succulent Grass
Albuca namaquensis![Scale 6](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/6.png)
![Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/photosynthetic1.png)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51233419264_fd512ed08b_o_d.jpg)
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HILL
FACT: The flowers that bloom from the corkscrew albuca have an aroma similar to vanilla.
![](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/generated-card-images/br-C3E2DF-forest-forest-grasslands-1.png)
Norway Spruce
Picea abies![Scale 9](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/9.png)
![Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/photosynthetic1.png)
![](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1750/27608144437_d29279ae1a_z_d.jpg)
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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.
![](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/generated-card-images/br-FFF1C1-forest-fresh-water-fresh-water-1.png)
Black Spruce
Picea mariana![Scale 9](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/9.png)
![Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/photosynthetic1.png)
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2912/33782217972_a6ef4f6835_z_d.jpg)
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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.
![](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/generated-card-images/br-DBFFCE-forest-forest-forest-1.png)
White Spruce
Picea glauca![Scale 9](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/9.png)
![Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/photosynthetic1.png)
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2854/33554511900_2bc490b9a3_z_d.jpg)
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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.
![](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/generated-card-images/br-EDEDC2-forest-forest-forest-1.png)
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria mirabilis![Scale 9](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/9.png)
![Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/photosynthetic1.png)
![](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/311/31359371104_369533d765_o_d.jpg)
2 POINTS
Fact: Araucarian conifers were dominant during the Jurassic period. They were found in tropical rain forests.
![](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/generated-card-images/br-DDB3B3-forest-grasslands-urban-1.png)
Pacific Yew
Taxus brevifolio![Scale 9](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/9.png)
![Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/photosynthetic1.png)
![](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/401/18679399994_04516a0bf5_o_d.png)
1 POINTS
FACT: The drug Paclitaxel is isolated from the bark of the Pacific Yew Tree.