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Phylum

Bristlecone Pine....Coast Redwood...Sugar Pine

The California elements of this phylum include:

    Class Pinopsida
        Order Pinales
            Family Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
                Genus Calocedrus Kurz
                        Calocedrus decurrens (Torrey) (Incense Cedar)
                Genus Chamaecyparis Spach
                        Chamaecyparis lawsoniana A. Murray (Port Orford Cedar, Lawson Cypress)
                        Chamaecyparis nootkatensis D. Don (Yellow Cypress, Alaska Cedar)
                Genus Cupressus L.
                        Cupressus abramsiana C. Wolf (Santa Cruz Cypress)
                        Cupressus arizonica arizonica E. Greene (Cuyumaca or Arizona Cypress)
                        Cupressus arizonica nevadensis (Abrams) E. Murray (Piute Cypress)
                        Cupressus bakeri Jepson (Baker Cypress)
                        Cupressus forbesii Jepson (Tecate Cypress)
                        Cupressus goveniana goveniana Gordon (Gowen Cypress)
                        Cupressus goveniana pigmaea (Lemmon) J.Bartel (Pygmy or Mendocino Cypress)
                        Cupressus macnabiana A. Murray (McNab Cypress)
                        Cupressus macrocarpa D. Don (Monterey Cypress)
                        Cupressus sargentii Jepson (Sargent Cypress)
                Genus Juniperus L.
                        Juniperus californica Carriere (California Juniper)
                        Juniperus communis L. (Common Juniper)
                        Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. australis (Vasek) A.Holmgren & N.Holmgren 
                        (Western Juniper)
                        Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis (Western Juniper)
                        Juniperus osteosperma (Torrey) Little (Utah Juniper)                     
                Genus Thuja L.
                        Thuja plicata D. Don (Western Red Cedar, Canoe Cedar)
            Family Pinaceae (Pine family)
                Genus Abies P. Mill.
                        Abies amabilis (Douglas) James Forbes (Pacific Silver Fir)
                        Abies bracteata (D. Don) Nutt. (Bristlecone Fir)
                        Abies concolor (Gordon & Glend.) Lindley (White Fir)
                        Abies grandis (Douglas) Lindley (Grand Fir)
                        Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa (Subalpine Fir)
                        Abies magnifica Andr. Murray var. magnifica (California Red Fir)
                        Abies magnifica Andr. Murray var. shastensis Lemmon (Shasta Red Fir)
                        Abies procera Rehder (Noble Fir)
                Genus Picea A. Dietr.
                        Picea breweriana S.Watson (Brewer Spruce)
                        Picea engelmannii Engelm. (Engelmann Spruce)
                        Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carriere (Sitka Spruce)
                Genus Pinus L.
                        Pinus albicaulis Engelm. (Whitebark Pine)
                        Pinus attenuata Lemmon (Knobcone Pine)
                        Pinus balfouriana balfouriana Grev. & Balf. (Foxtail Pine)
                        Pinus balfouriana austrina Mastrogiuseppe & Mastrogiuseppe
                        Pinus contorta bolanderi (Parl.) Critchf. (Bolander Pine)
                        Pinus ccontorta contorta Loudon (Shore Pine)
                        Pinus contorta murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf. (Lodgepole Pine)
                        Pinus coulteri D.Don (Coulter Pine)
                        Pinus edulis Engelm. (Colorado Pinyon)
                        Pinus flexilis James (Limber Pine)
                        Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. (Jeffrey Pine)
                        Pinus lambertiana Douglas (Sugar Pine)
                        Pinus longaeva D.Bailey (Western Bristlecone Pine)
                        Pinus monophylla Torrey & Fremont (Singleleaf Pinyon)
                        Pinus monticola Douglas (Western White Pine)
                        Pinus muricata D. Don (Bishop Pine)
                        Pinus ponderosa Laws. (Pacific Ponderosa Pine)
                        Pinus quadrifolia Parl. (Parry Pinyon Pine)
                        Pinus radiata D. Don (Monterey Pine)
                        Pinus sabiniana Douglas (Gray or Foothill Pine)
                        Pinus torreyana Carriere (Torrey Pine)
                        Pinus washoensis H. Mason & Stockw. (Washoe Pine)
                Genus Pseudotsuga Carr.
                        Pseudotsuga macrocarpa (Vasey) Mayr (Bigcone Douglas Fir, Bigcone Spruce)
                        Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco var. menziesii (Douglas Fir)
                Genus Tsuga Carr.
                        Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. (Western Hemlock)
                        Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carriere (Mountain Hemlock)
            Family Taxodiaceae (Redwood family)
                Genus Sequoia Endl.
                        Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl. (Redwood)
                Genus Sequoiadendron Buchh.
                        Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Buchholz (Giant Sequoia)
        Order Taxales
            Family Taxaceae (Yew family)
                Genus Taxus L.
                        Taxus brevifolia Nutt. (Yew)
                Genus Torreya Arn.
                        Torreya californica Torrey (California Nutmeg)