Pinaceae

Late autumn cones of Larix decidua

Larix decidua

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 4, 2018

One of the deciduous genera of conifers, the ten or eleven species of Larix are native to the temperate-cold zones of the northern hemisphere. Larix decidua, in its autumn foliage in these photographs, is native to higher elevations of southern Europe in a range spanning from France to Ukraine.

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Big Lonely Doug, near Port Renrew, British Columbia, Canada

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 20, 2018

The recent entry on Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir reminded me that we had yet to feature its iconic relative, coast Douglas-fir. What better tree to represent the taxon than Canada’s second-largest coast Douglas-fir, Big Lonely Doug?

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Immature female cone of Keteleeria evelyniana

Keteleeria evelyniana

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 13, 2018

Your reaction to the first photograph may be that this is a strange rose blossom. But, this is not a rose flower–nor is it any flower, for that matter. It’s actually an immature seed cone of a conifer species from southeastern Asia: Keteleeria evelyniana. And no, it doesn’t make a habit of tricking people, this […]

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Mature cone of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 27, 2018

One of the characters that most helps in identifying a Douglas-fir is the set of long, three-pointed bracts on the cones. While the distinct flexing in the bracts could have been enough for me to identify this particularly as Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, the fact that it was located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains […]

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Foliage and cone of Pinus banksiana

Pinus banksiana

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 5, 2018

Pinus banksiana, commonly known as jack pine, has the widest distribution of all pines in Canada. Its ecology provides insight into the interconnectivity that exists within ecosystems; since its success as a species is disturbance-driven, you could say that what kills it (or burns it) makes it stronger.

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Tsuga heterophylla during a snowfall

Tsuga heterophylla

Published by Daniel Mosquin on December 19, 2017

A rare event! Yes, the snowfall, but also a photograph shared on the same day it was taken.

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Ripe cone of Abies delavayi

Abies delavayi

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 18, 2017

Today’s taxon was originally going to be posted as Abies densa (the name on the label), but after reviewing the identification via Conifers Around the World, I’m nearly certain this is instead Abies delavayi.

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