Project: Conifers of Florida

Project Leader: Stacey Roper

Project Description:
Our Florida specimens of conifers (division Pinophyta). This group includes members of the pine (Pinaceae), yew (Taxaceae), cypress (Cupressaceae), and yellow-wood(Podocarpaceae) families. In progress.

Project Species (Family, Genus, Species):

Family	Species	Common Name
Cupressaceae	Callitris glaucophylla	WHITE CYPRESS-PINE
Cupressaceae	Chamaecyparis thyoides	ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR
Cupressaceae	Juniperus virginiana	RED CEDAR
Cupressaceae	Platycladus orientalis	ORIENTAL ARBORVITAE
Pinaceae	Pinus clausa	SAND PINE
Pinaceae	Pinus echinata	SHORTLEAF PINE, YELLOW PINE
Pinaceae	Pinus elliottii	SLASH PINE
Pinaceae	Pinus glabra	SPRUCE PINE
Pinaceae	Pinus palustris	LONGLEAF PINE
Pinaceae	Pinus serotina	POND PINE
Pinaceae	Pinus taeda	LOBLOLLY PINE
Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus macrophyllus	YEW PLUMPINE
Taxaceae	Taxus floridana	FLORIDA YEW
Taxaceae	Torreya taxifolia	FLORIDA TORREYA, GOPHERWOOD, STINKING CEDAR
Taxodiaceae	Taxodium ascendens	POND-CYPRESS
Taxodiaceae	Taxodium distichum	BALD-CYPRESS