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.