Coniferopsida

Of class and Gymnospermae.   May also be referred to as Coniferophyta, Coniferophytina, class Coniferopsida and subdivision Coniferophytina.

Cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian).

This concept's ID is @1~58369

Plant Order

  • Coniferales 8 facts

    Profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike...

  • Cordaitales 1 facts

    Extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads;...

  • Taxales 0 facts

    Coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews.

Class

  • Pinopsida 0 facts

    Most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision...

  • Taxopsida 0 facts

    Yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision...