We have talked a lot about the Pinaceae, and a little about the Cupressaceae and Taxaceae because they are found natively in Alberta. Today we want to talk about the other groups. Mostly Northern Hemisphere, but one taxon occurs in the south. Contains large trees only. Many are timber trees.
Some taxa have fleshy covering on the seed called an epimatium.
This can be colored like the juniper cones or the arils of Taxus . Pollen is usually saccate. Taxodiaceae small family of mostly endemic trees, about 10 genera most of which are endemics. Found only one place on earth. E.g.'s include redwood Sequoia , big tree Sequoiadendron , dawn redwood Metasequoia , Cryptomeria etc.