Cathaya is a genus in the pine family, Pinaceae, with one known living species, Cathaya argyrophylla. In foliage and cone morphology, Cathaya has been considered a member of the subfamily Laricoideae,
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of some 37 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere. P
Picea abies botany. 1:young female cone; 2:male cones; 3:mature female cone; 4:pulvinus at leaf base; 5:squarish cross-section of leaf; 6:top of scale; 7:underside of scale; 10:winged seed
Leaf arrangement. Picea abies
The squarish needle has a peg-like base, the pulvinus. Picea abies