what are some distinguishing features of coniferous forests
Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images. Coniferous forests are biomes of conifers or evergreen trees. The boreal forest or taiga is the largest coniferous forest in the world, extending throughout the Northern Hemisphere from the tundra of Canada and Alaska into northern Asia and Europe. Coniferous forests consist of three layers of vegetation: the canopy, shrub and ground layers.