Taxodiaceae

The Family Taxodiaceae includes some ten genera and perhaps 15 species of trees that include some of the most massive and tallest of all living things. Included are specimens among the most emotive of all trees, such as the Bald cypress of the Southeastern U.S., Giant sequoia and Coast redwood of California's coastal forests.

Genera include the following:

• Athrotaxis
• Cryptomeria
• Cunninghamia
• Glyptostrobus
• Metasequoia
• Sciadopitys
• Sequoia
• Sequoiadendron
• Taiwania
• Taxodium

It has been suggested that the Taxodiaceae be merged into the Family Cupressaceae; this classification is now becoming widely accepted.

Links

• Exeter Arboretum Index of Coniferaes
• Digital Flora of Texas List of images of the Taxodiaceae
• University of Wisconsin - Madison Plant Systematics Collection