Family: Pinaceae, Group: Gymnosperms

The pine family systematically belongs to the Coniferopsida Class and Pinales

Characteristics if the Pinaceae family:

• a family rich in economically important tree species appearing mainly in the northern hemisphere
• the leaves are needle-shaped, spirally arranged individually, or in bundles
• flowers - monoecious trees, flowers of different sexes in cones
• the fruit is a cone composed of a spindle and spirally arranged seed scales (fruit scales - carpels) and supporting  scales (supporting bracts) - under each seed scale there are usually two winged seeds
• in terms of the number of species, this family is one of the richest in Slovakia, it is systematically classified into eight genera:

1. Abies
2. Pseudotsuga
3. Tsuga
4. Picea
5. Pinus
6. Larix
7. Pseudolarix
8. Cedrus