Cupressaceaee Cypress Family. 
Evergreen trees or shrubs with small scale-like leaves (in Juniperus 
communis needle-like) appressed closely to and covering the branchlets or 
spreading, arranged in whorls of 3 or opposite, Staminate and ovulate cones 
porne on the same or different plants, both terminal, the former small of 
few to several cone-scales bearing 2-several anther sacs, the ovulate cones 
subglobose or elliptical, of 2-4 pairs of thin woody and discrete or fleshy 
and coalescent cone-scales; ovules maturing to form a winged seed or berrye> 
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©  Branchlets in flat sprays, bright green, the leaves 2-5 mm. 
uf flattened; cone woody; bark fibrous, cinnamon brown 
QO Branchlets like fishing cord, dull green, the leaves 1-2 
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