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Taxus baccata, commonly called European or English yew, is a slow-growing evergreen conifer native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It tolerates shade and repeated pruning, which has made it a longstanding choice for hedges, screens, and topiary, while some specimens can survive for many c...

Thuja occidentalis, widely known as northern white-cedar or eastern arborvitae, is an evergreen coniferous tree native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States. It is characterized by its flat, scaly, fan-like foliage arranged in flattened sprays. The tree is a popular choice for ho...

Hypogymnia enteromorpha is a foliose lichen with a pendant growth form and hollow, inflated branches. Its tube-like lobes distinguish it from many flatter bark-dwelling lichens. The species is found on tree branches in North American coniferous forests and is useful for studying epiphytic lichens of...

Taxus x media, commonly called the Anglojap yew, is a hybrid evergreen shrub resulting from a cross between the European Taxus baccata and the Japanese Taxus cuspidata. The hybrid was first cultivated by T.D. Hatfield at the Hunnewell Arboretum in Massachusetts around 1900. As a shade-tolerant conif...

The golden buprestid (Buprestis aurulenta) is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle native to western North America. Adult beetles are recognized by their iridescent green and orange exoskeletons. They are noted for their unusually long larval stage, which develops inside coniferous trees and can...

Juniperus chinensis, the Chinese juniper, is a coniferous evergreen in the family Cupressaceae native to China, Japan, Korea, and parts of the broader East Asian region. It grows as a shrub or tree, producing needle-like juvenile foliage that matures into scale-like adult foliage on older branches....

Usnea subfloridana is a fruticose beard lichen that grows on the bark and branches of trees. It develops slender, repeatedly divided branches and produces soralia, powdery areas that generate vegetative propagules for reproduction. The species is useful for readers learning to distinguish branched U...

The Eyed Ladybird (Anatis ocellata) is a large beetle belonging to the family Coccinellidae, recognized as the largest ladybird species native to Europe. It primarily inhabits coniferous forests, where it preys on aphids and other small insects found on pine and spruce trees. The beetle is distingui...

Detailed plates of pine, spruce, and fir specimens. Emphasizes cone morphology and needle arrangement.

Juniperus horizontalis, commonly called creeping juniper, is a low, spreading evergreen conifer native to northern North America. Its long horizontal branches form dense mats of scale-like or awl-shaped foliage, and female plants can produce small, bluish, berry-like seed cones. Numerous cultivars a...

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis' is a compact cultivar of Hinoki cypress, an evergreen conifer native as a species to Japan. It develops dense, dark green, shell-like fans of scale foliage and grows slowly into an irregular pyramidal or rounded form. Its restrained growth and year-round structur...

Sparassis radicata, commonly known as the Western Cauliflower Mushroom, is a large edible fungus found at the base of conifer trees in western North America. It produces a dramatic, heavily lobed, cauliflower-like fruiting body that can grow to substantial size. The mushroom is recognized for its in...

Microbiota decussata, commonly known as Siberian carpet cypress, is a low-growing, evergreen conifer and the sole member of its genus. Endemic to the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in the Russian Far East, it was first discovered by science in 1921. It features feathery, scale-like foliage that lies fl...

Picea abies 'Nidiformis', commonly called bird's nest spruce, is a dwarf cultivar of Norway spruce grown as an ornamental evergreen shrub. Its dense, horizontally spreading branches form a flattened mound with a central depression that can resemble a nest. The slow-growing plant is used in rock gard...

The pine beauty, Panolis flammea, is a noctuid moth found across much of Europe and parts of Asia. Adults commonly have reddish brown or orange forewings marked with pale patches, although coloration varies, and the larvae feed mainly on pine needles as well as some other conifers. Large larval popu...

Microbiota decussata, commonly called Russian cypress, is a low-growing evergreen shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae. Endemic to a small region of southeastern Siberia, particularly the Sikhote-Alin mountains, it was first discovered in 1921. The plant features feathery, scale-like foliage tha...

Pinus mugo, also known as the mountain pine or mugo pine, is an evergreen conifer native to the high-altitude regions of central and southern Europe. It typically grows as a dense, multi-stemmed shrub, though it can occasionally form a small tree depending on environmental conditions. The species ex...

Lecanora pulicaris is a species of crustose lichen in the genus Lecanora. It is a bark-dwelling organism that forms a close-fitting thallus on woody surfaces. The species is identified by its small, pale apothecia, which have dark discs and function as visible reproductive structures. Erik Acharius...

Abies balsamea 'Nana' is a dwarf cultivated form of balsam fir, the North American conifer Abies balsamea. It has a compact, rounded or mounding habit, dark green evergreen needles, and the resinous fragrance associated with balsam fir. In cultivation, it is used where a smaller evergreen conifer is...

Williamson's Sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker of mountainous western North America. It breeds mainly in coniferous forest and is notable for strong sexual dimorphism: males have contrasting black, white, yellow, and red plumage, while females are predominantly brown and barred. The species fee...

Juniperus sabina, commonly called savin or savin juniper, is a low-growing evergreen conifer native to mountainous parts of Europe and central Asia. It has scale-like foliage and aromatic branches, and it can form spreading shrubs in rocky or open habitats. The plant contains toxic compounds, especi...

Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' is a dwarf cultivar of eastern arborvitae, an evergreen conifer native to northeastern North America. It forms a compact, rounded to broadly conical shrub with scale-like foliage that emerges golden yellow and often develops coppery or bronze tones during winter. It is...

Juniperus horizontalis, commonly called creeping juniper, is a low-growing evergreen conifer native to Canada and the northern and central United States. Its long, trailing branches spread across the ground and form dense mats, with foliage that may be needle-like or scale-like depending on age and...

The Douglas fir pitch moth is a North American clearwing moth associated with conifer trees. Its larvae bore into the bark and tissues of host trees, where their feeding produces pitch and other visible damage. The species is significant in forestry because infestations can affect Douglas fir and ot...

The nun moth (Lymantria monacha) is a Eurasian lymantriid moth known as a serious defoliator of conifer forests, with periodic outbreaks recorded across Central and Northern Europe since the 19th century.

Pholiota flammans is a brightly colored mushroom in the genus Pholiota, commonly known as the flaming scalycap. It has a yellow to orange cap covered with conspicuous scales and typically grows in clusters on dead conifer wood, including logs and stumps. The species occurs in parts of Europe and Nor...

Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzerana' is a cultivated form of Chinese juniper, a coniferous species native to parts of East Asia. It is recognized for its broad, spreading to vase-shaped habit and dense gray-green foliage, which can include both scale-like and juvenile needle-like leaves. The plant is us...

Tall bog russula, a large mild-tasting species with a bright red cap found in boggy coniferous forests across northern Europe and Scandinavia.

Albatrellus confluens is a polypore fungus associated mainly with coniferous forests in Europe and North America. Its cream to pale ochre caps often develop in dense groups and may fuse together, producing irregular clusters rather than separate fruit bodies. The pores form the fertile surface benea...