Cupressaceae (cypress) | plant family

Gymnospermae (naked seeds, חשופי הזרע), Class Pinopsida, Order Pinales, מחטניים

Family Cupressaceae,

Conifer Family, משפחת הברושיים

Resinous trees or shrubs, evergreen; small, scaly leaves, usually decussate; separate pollen and seed cones, sometimes on different trees,female cones are woody and dehiscent or berry-like and indehiscent; scales opposite or in whorls of 3. The wood is valued for its sweet scent and resistance to decay.

Genus Cupressus, ברוש:

  • Cupressus sempervirens, Funeral Cypress, ברוש מצוי

Genus Juniperus, ערער

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