Home›Species›Taxonomy›CupressaceaeTaxaCupressaceaePlant FamiliesReference and ClassificationVerifiedCupressaceae is the cypress family of coniferous trees and shrubs, comprising roughly 30 genera found on every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the genus Sequoia, the coast redwood, and the genus Sequoiadendron, the giant sequoia, among the tallest and most massive trees in the world, as well as junipers, cypresses and cedars.FactsCupressaceaeConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1Taxonomic RankWell-attestedFamily 2CupressaceaeFilter Results29 entriesCommon GroupAllCypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (29)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (1)Chaparral (1)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (3)Riparian Zone (2)Savanna (1)Temperate Forest (5)Temperate Rainforest (2)Wetlands (3)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (2)Endangered (4)Least Concern (17)Near Threatened (2)Not Evaluated (1)Vulnerable (3)EcosystemAllEverglades (1)Great Plains (2)Heath (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Moorland (1)Scandinavian Taiga (1)Valdivian Temperate Rainforest (1)Everyday GroupAllCypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (29)DietAllHerbivore (1)Photosynthetic Autotroph (28)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (3)Terrestrial (27)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (3)Invasive or Introduced Species (5)Source of Fibre (1)Source of Timber or Wood (4)Used in Traditional Medicine (12)Living or ExtinctAllYes (27)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (3)Africa (1)Albania (3)Algeria (3)Argentina (4)Armenia (5)Asia (1)Australia (1)Australia (10)Austria (6)Bangladesh (2)Belarus (2)Belgium (9)Bhutan (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Brazil (12)Bulgaria (6)Canada (6)Chile (2)China (5)Colombia (2)Croatia (5)Cuba (1)Cyprus (6)Czechia (2)Denmark (7)East Africa (1)Ecuador (2)Egypt (2)Estonia (4)Finland (4)France (12)Fujian (2)Georgia (6)Germany (6)Greece (3)Guangdong (2)Guatemala (2)Hungary (5)Iceland (3)India (5)Indonesia (1)Iran (7)Iraq (3)Ireland (10)Israel (2)Italy (11)Japan (6)Kazakhstan (2)Laos (5)Lesotho (1)Libya (1)Luxembourg (2)Malta (1)Manchuria (3)Mauritius (1)Mexico (5)Mongolia (2)Morocco (3)Myanmar (3)Nepal (3)Netherlands (5)North America (10)Norway (13)Pakistan (2)Palestine (1)Peru (1)Poland (4)Portugal (7)Romania (3)Slovakia (2)South Africa (5)South America (1)South Asia (4)South Korea (2)Spain (5)Sweden (4)Switzerland (3)Taiwan (11)Thailand (1)Tibet (1)Tunisia (4)Turkey (6)United Kingdom (5)United States (7)Uruguay (2)Vietnam (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 29Alaska CedarCupressaceaeAlerceCupressaceaeBald CypressCupressaceaeCallitris columellarisCupressaceaeCalocedrus macrolepisCupressaceaeChinese FirCupressaceaeChinese JuniperCupressaceaeChinese Swamp CypressCupressaceaeCommon JuniperCupressaceaeDawn RedwoodCupressaceaeEastern RedcedarCupressaceaeIncense CedarCupressaceaeItalian CypressCupressaceaeJapanese CedarCupressaceaeJuniperus communisCupressaceaeJuniperus horizontalisCupressaceaeKing Billy PineCupressaceaeLeyland CypressCupressaceaeMetasequoia GlyptostroboidesCupressaceaePapuacedrusCupressaceaePencil PineCupressaceaeRocky Mountain JuniperCupressaceaeSwamp CypressCupressaceaeTaiwaniaCupressaceaeTaxodium DistichumCupressaceaeVietnamese Golden CypressCupressaceaeWestern Red CedarCupressaceaeWestern RedcedarCupressaceaeWiddringtonia cedarbergensisCupressaceaeConnectionsParent Taxon OfAlaska Cedar, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Alaska CedarAlerce, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: AlerceBald Cypress, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypresstier 2Callitris columellaris, Species Well-attested Source Callitris columellaris (Wikidata)tier 2Calocedrus macrolepis, Species Well-attested Source Calocedrus macrolepis (Wikidata)tier 2Chinese Fir, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Chinese FirChinese Juniper, Species Well-attested Source Juniperus chinensis (Wikidata)tier 2Chinese Swamp Cypress, Species Well-attested Source Glyptostrobus pensilis (Wikidata)tier 2Common Juniper, Species Well-attested Source Juniperus communis (Wikidata)tier 2Dawn Redwood, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Dawn Redwoodtier 2Eastern Redcedar, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Eastern Redcedartier 2Incense Cedar, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Incense CedarItalian Cypress, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Italian Cypresstier 2Japanese Cedar, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Japanese CedarJuniperus communis, Species Well-attested Source Juniperus communis (Wikidata)tier 2Juniperus horizontalis, Species Well-attested Source Juniperus horizontalis (Wikidata)tier 2King Billy Pine, Species Well-attested Source King Billy Pine (Wikidata)tier 2Leyland Cypress, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Leyland CypressMetasequoia Glyptostroboides, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Dawn Redwoodtier 2Papuacedrus, Species Well-attested Source Papuacedrus (Wikidata)tier 2Pencil Pine, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Athrotaxis cupressoidesRocky Mountain Juniper, Species Well-attested Source Rocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)tier 2Swamp Cypress, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypresstier 2Taiwania, Species Well-attested Source Taiwania (Wikidata)tier 2Taxodium Distichum, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypresstier 2Vietnamese Golden Cypress, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Vietnamese Golden CypressWestern Red Cedar, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Western Redcedartier 2Western Redcedar, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Western Redcedartier 2Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, Species Well-attested Source Widdringtonia cedarbergensis (Wikidata)tier 2Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ146037, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: CupressaceaeTaxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the SourceWikidata: CupressaceaeWikidata Q146037, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: Swamp Cypresstier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Bald Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Taxodium Distichum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Swamp Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Japanese CedarParent Taxon Of: Japanese Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Dawn Redwoodtier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Dawn Redwood, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Western Redcedartier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Western Redcedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Western Red Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Eastern Redcedartier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Eastern Redcedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Italian Cypresstier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Italian Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceJuniperus communis (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common Juniper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Juniperus communis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Chinese FirParent Taxon Of: Chinese Fir, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Leyland CypressParent Taxon Of: Leyland Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Incense CedarParent Taxon Of: Incense Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: AlerceParent Taxon Of: Alerce, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Alaska CedarParent Taxon Of: Alaska Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceRocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Rocky Mountain Juniper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceJuniperus chinensis (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chinese Juniper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceTaiwania (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Taiwania, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCallitris columellaris (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Callitris columellaris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceKing Billy Pine (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: King Billy Pine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceGlyptostrobus pensilis (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chinese Swamp Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Vietnamese Golden CypressParent Taxon Of: Vietnamese Golden Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceJuniperus horizontalis (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Juniperus horizontalis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourcePapuacedrus (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Papuacedrus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCalocedrus macrolepis (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Calocedrus macrolepis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWiddringtonia cedarbergensis (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Athrotaxis cupressoidesGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Pencil Pine, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Pencil Pine, Taxon record"family": "Cupressaceae"View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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