Conifera
Trees of a Pinophyta species: Araucaria heterophylla (Araucariaceae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Orders & Families
Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae – Pine family   Araucariaceae – Araucaria   Podocarpaceae – Yellow-woods   Sciadopityaceae – Umbrella-pines   Cupressaceae – Cypresses   Cephalotaxaceae – Plum-yews   Taxaceae – Yews Vojnovskyales † Voltziales †

Conifers are gymnosperms. They are cone-bearing seed plants.

All living conifers are woody plants which are perennial. Most are trees; some are shrubs. They are the Division Pinophyta or Coniferophyta.

Living conifers are all in the order Pinales. Typical examples include cedars, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauris, larches, pines, redwoods, spruces, and yews.