Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgoaceae

Ginkgo

Taxus brevifolia

Taxaceae

Pacific yew

Araucaria araucana

Araucariaceae

Monkey-puzzle

Sciadopitys verticillata

Sciadopitaceae

Umbrella pine

Xanthocyparis nootkatensis

a.k.a. Cupressus nootkatensis

Cupressaceae

Yellow-cedar

Thuja plicata

Cupressaceae

Western red-cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Cupressaceae

Incense-cedar

Juniperus scopulorum

Cupressaceae

Rocky mountain juniper

Juniperus communis

Cupressaceae

Common juniper

Cryptomeria japonica

Cupressaceae

Japanese red-cedar, or Sugi

Cunninghamia lanceolata

Cupressaceae

Chinese-fir

Taxus brevifolia

Taxaceae

Pacific yew

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgoaceae

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgoaceae

Ginkgo

Araucaria araucana

Araucariaceae

Monkey-puzzle

Araucaria araucana

Araucariaceae

Monkey-puzzle

Sciadopitys verticillata

Sciadopitaceae

Umbrella-pine

Xanthocyparis nootkatensis

a.k.a. Cupressus nootkatensis

Cupressaceae

Yellow-cedar

Thuja plicata

Cupressaceae

Western red-cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Cupressaceae

Incense-cedar

[image]

These are not from the species we will be tested on, but a related species that also has both needle- and scale-like leaves

Juniperus scopulorum

Cupressaceae

Rocky mountain juniper

Juniperus communis

Cupressaceae

Common juniper

Cryptomeria japonica

Cupressaceae

Japanese red-cedar, or Sugi

Cunninghamia lanceolata

Cupressaceae

Chinese-fir

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Cupressaceae

Dawn redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Cupressaceae

Dawn redwood

Note opposite arrangement

Sequoia sempervirens

Cupressaceae

Coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Cupressaceae

Coast redwood

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Cupressaceae

Giant sequoia

Seqouiadendron giganteum

Cupressaceae

Giant sequoia

Taxodium distichum

Cupressaceae

Bald-cypress

Taxodium distichum

Cupressaceae

Bald-cypress

Leaves are spirally arranged, but appear 2-ranked; deciduous

Taxodium distichum

Cupressaceae

Bald-cypress

Knees produced from roots to obtain oxygen in waterlogged environments

[image]

Needles 5 per fascicle; stiff and stout; no teeth

Pinus albicaulis

Pinaceae

Whitebark pine

[image]

 Spoon-shaped, thick-tipped scales with large seed depressions

Pinus flexilis

Pinaceae

Limber pine

[image]

Needles 5 per fascicle; fine; minutely-toothed

[image]

Pinus lambertiana

Pinaceae

Sugar pine

[image]

Needles 5 per fascicle; fine; minutely-toothed

[image]

10-30 cm; relatively long and stout

Pinus monticola

Pinaceae

Western white pine

[image]

Needles 5 per fascicle; extremely fine; very minutely-toothed

[image]

8-20 cm, relatively short and narrow

Pinus strobus

Pinaceae

Eastern white pine

[image]

Needles 2 per fascicle; 2-4 cm

Pinus banksiana

Pinaceae

Jack pine

Needles shorter and more spread apart than P. contorta or P. sylvestris

[image]

prickles few or none, asymmetrical

Pinus banksiana

Pinaceae

Jack pine

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Pinaceae

Lodgepole pine

Needles are longer than P. banksiana, and tend to be more twisted and spread apart than P. sylvestris

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Pinaceae

Lodgepole pine

[image]

Needles 3 per fascicle; 15-30cm

[image]

25-35cm; scales terminating in a large claw

Pinus coulteri

Pinaceae

Coulter pine

[image]

[image]

Pinus ponderosa

Pinaceae

Ponderosa pine

[image]

[image]

Pinus sylvestris

Pinaceae

Scots pine

Needles tend to be slightly longer and less twisted than P. contorta and less spread apart than P. contorta or P. banksiana. 

[image]

[image]

Twigs hairless

Larix laricina

Pinaceae

Tamarack

[image]

bracts small, sometimes visible near base of cone

Larix laricina

Pinaceae

Tamarack

[image]

Twigs stout, hairy

Larix lyallii

Pinaceae

Subalpine larch

[image]

4-5 cm; scales "messy"; bracts extend beyond scales

Larix lyallii

Pinaceae

Subalpine larch

Cones similar to L. occidentalis, but scales are at various angles, producing a "messy" appearance

[image]

Young twigs hairy, older twigs glabrous and orange-brown

Larix occidentalis

Pinaceae

Western larch

[image]

Larix occidentalis

Pinaceae

Western larch

Cones similar to L. lyallii, but scales are all at similar angles, producing a "neat" appearance

[image]

Evergreen

Cedrus sp.

Pinaceae

Cedar

[image]

[image]

Cones scales very wide; bracts inconspicuous

Cedrus sp.

Pinaceae

Cedar

[image]

Picea abies

Pinaceae

Norway spruce

[image]

needles square, stomata on all sides

 [image]

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae

Engelmann spruce

[image]

needles square, stomata on all sides

[image]

Picea glauca

Pinaceae

White spruce

[image]

needles short, blunt

[image]

Picea mariana

Pinaceae

Black spruce

[image]

Needles somewhat flat, very pointy

Picea sitchensis

Pinaceae

Sitka spruce

[image]

Abies amabilis

Pinaceae

Amabilis fir

[image]

Needles shorter on upper side of branch

Abies balsamea

Pinaceae

Balsam fir

[image]

tips distinctly notched

Abies grandis

Pinaceae

Grand fir

Needles very distinctly 2-ranked

[image]

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae

Subalpine fir

[image]

[image]

Bracts extend beyond scales

Abies procera

Pinaceae

Noble fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae

Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae

Douglas-fir

Tsuga heterophylla

Pinaceae

Western hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Pinaceae

Western hemlock

Tsuga mertensiana

Pinaceae

Mountain hemlock

[image]

Tsuga mertensiana

Pinaceae

Mountain hemlock

Identify the family

[image]

Equisataceae

Horsetails

Identify the phylum and family

[image]

[image]

[image]

Phylum: Lycopodiophyta

Family: Lycopodiaceae

Clubmoss

Identify the phylum and family

[image]

[image]

Phylum: Lycopodiophyta

Family: Selaginellaceae

Spikemoss

Identify the phylum and family

[image]

[image]

Phylum: Pteridophyta

Family: Polypodiaceae

Ferns

Identify the genus

[image]

Sphagnum

Bryophyta

Peat moss

Identify the phylum and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Bryophyta

Growth form: Pleurocarpous

Moss

Identify the phylum

[image]

Bryophyta

moss

Identify the phylum and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Marchantiophyta

Growth form: Leafy

Leafy liverwort

Identify the phylum and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Marchantiophyta

Growth form: thalloid

Thalloid liverwort

Identify the phylum

[image]

Ascomycota

Identify the phylum

[image]

Ascomycota

Identify the phylum

[image]

Basidiomycota

Identify the phylum

[image]

Basidiomycota

Identify the phylum of the mycosymbiont, genus, and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Ascomycota

Genus: Peltigera

Growth form: foliose

Identify the phylum of the mycosymbiont, genus, and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Ascomycota

Genus: Lobaria

Growth form: foliose

Identify the phylum of the mycosymbiont, genus, and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Ascomycota

Genus: Cladonia

Growth form: fruticose

Identify the phylum of the mycosymbiont, genus, and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Ascomycota

Genus: Cladonia

Growth form: fruticose

Identify the phylum of the mycosymbiont, and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Ascomycota

Growth form: fruticose

Identify the growth form

[image]

Abies amabilis

Pinaceae

Amabilis fir

Abies balsamea

Pinaceae

Balsam fir

Abies grandis

Pinaceae

Grand fir

Picea abies

Pinaceae

Norway spruce

Identify the phylum and growth form

[image]

Phylum: Bryophyta

Growth form: Acrocarpous

Moss

Pinus albicaulis

Pinaceae

Whitebark pine