This family of conifers, superficially similar to Cupressaceae, was a significant part of the flora of the Mesozoic, around ( Axsmith " et al . ", 2004 ).
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The coniferous vegetation is represented by two gymnosperm families, Cupressaceae ( Diselma archeri, Athrotaxis cupressoides, A . selaginoides ) and Podocarpaceae ( Michrocachrys tetragona, Microstrobos niphophilus, Podocarpus lawrencei ).
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In Pinaceae, Araucariaceae, Sciadopityaceae and most Cupressaceae, the cones are woody, and when mature the scales usually spread open allowing the seeds to fall out and be dispersed by the wind.
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Much of the collection consists of representatives of the Family Cupressaceae, and Varieties, Pinaceae, Fabaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Oleaceae, Rosaceae, the generator : Juniperus, Quercus, Syringa, Clematis.
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""'Calocedrus huashanensis " "'is an extinct incense-cedar species in the family Cupressaceae described from a group of isolated foliage fossils including stems and leaves.
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It has no living descendants and its closest living relatives appear to be members of the modern family Cupressaceae ( cypresses ) . " A . sanctaecrucis " fossils consist of foliage and branches.
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Together with " Sequoia sempervirens " ( coast redwood ) and " Sequoiadendron giganteum " ( giant sequoia ) of California, " Metasequoia " is classified in the Cupressaceae subfamily Sequoioideae.
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Low-lying conifers of the Cupressaceae ( " Diselma archerii " ) and Podocarpaceae ( " Microachrys tetragona ", " Phaerosphaera hookeriana " ) are also common in these sclerophyllous heaths.
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The seedlings of many conifers, including most of the Cupressaceae, and " Pinus " in Pinaceae, have a distinct juvenile foliage period where the leaves are different, often markedly so, from the typical adult leaves.
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The larger flora include " Nothofagus ", " Beilschmiedia ", " Adenodaphne ", Winteraceae, Myrtaceae, southern sassafras ( Atherospermataceae ), conifers of Araucariaceae, Podocarpaceae, and Cupressaceae, and tree ferns.