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The Order Pinales in the Division Pinophyta, Class Pinopsida comprises all the extant conifers. This order was formerly known as the Coniferales.

The distinguishing characteristic is the reproductive structure known as a cone produced by all Pinales. All of the extant conifers, such as cedar, pine, spruceAbout 35; see text. Norway Spruce Picea abies cone Spruce refers to trees of the Genus Picea a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are lar, firFirs Abies are a genus of between 45-55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. All are trees, reaching heights of 10-80 m tall and trunk diameters of 0. 5-4 m when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by t, larchThis article is about larch trees. About 12; see text Larches are conifers in the genus Larix in the family Pinaceae. They are deciduous trees, growing from 15-50 m tall, and are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in t, redwood, cypressSee text The genus Cupressus is one of several genera within the family Cupressaceae that have the common name cypress for the others, see cypress (disambiguation). As currently treated, these cypresses are native to scattered localities in mainly warm te, juniper50-55 species; see text. Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. There are about 50-55 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the arctic, south to tropical Africa i, and yewYews are small coniferous trees or shrubs of the genus Taxus in the Yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m. They have reddish bark, lanceolate, flat, are included here. Some fossil conifers, however, belong to other distinct orders within the Division Pinophyta (see for details).

The yews have in the past been separated into a distinct order of their own (Order Taxales), but recent genetic evidence indicates that yews are monophyletic with other conifers and they are now included in the Order Pinales.