Pinaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	pine family

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Moreton Bay pine

Norfolk Island pine

Close-up of rough, textured pine bark with orange and gray patches, with blurred trees and greenery in the background.

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Topics

pine fir Douglas fir cedar spruce larch hemlock Keteleeria Cathaya Oyamel fir Podocarpaceae Cupressaceae

Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)

Trees: Giants Holding the Sky

Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)

Trees of the World

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous