Pinales
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| Image:Pineflower9538.jpg Male cones on a pine branch
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Pinaceae, pine family |
The Order Pinales in the Division Pinophyta, Class Pinopsida comprises all the extant conifers. This order was formerly known as the Coniferales.
The distinguishing characteristic is the reproductive structure known as a cone produced by all Pinales. All of the extant conifers, such as cedar, pine, spruce, fir, larch, redwood, cypress, juniper, and yew are included here. Some fossil conifers, however, belong to other distinct orders within the Division Pinophyta (see for details).
The yews have in the past been separated into a distinct order of their own (Order Taxales), but recent genetic evidence indicates that yews are monophyletic with other conifers and they are now included in the Order Pinales.bg:Pinales ca:Pinal cs:Nahosemenné da:Gran-ordenen de:Nadelholzgewächse et:Paljasseemnetaimed es:Pinales eo:Pinaloj fr:Pinales ko:구과목 it:Pinales he:מחטיים lv:Priežu rinda nl:Pinales ja:針葉樹 no:Bartrær pl:Sosnowce pt:Pinales ro:Pinales ru:Хвойные (порядок) fi:Mäntymäiset vi:Bộ Thông tr:İğne yapraklılar zh:松柏目
