NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Typical examples of conifers include cedars, Douglas firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauris, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews. The division contains approximately eight families, 68 genera, and 630 living species. The Ponderosa pine, a conifer, is the Montana State Tree.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most widely distributed genera are junipers (Juniperus) and pines (Pinus), both of which cover the northern continents and extend well into the tropics. Spruces (Picea) and firs (Abies) are only slightly more restricted.

Detailed explanation-3: -pine, (genus Pinus), genus of about 115 species of evergreen conifers of the pine family (Pinaceae), distributed throughout the world but native primarily to northern temperate regions.

Detailed explanation-4: -One type of coniferous forest, the northern boreal forest, is found in 50° to 60°N latitudes. Another type, temperate coniferous forests, grows in lower latitudes of North America, Europe, and Asia, in the high elevations of mountains.