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Cupressaceae
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<p>Cupressaceae or the cypress family is a family of <a href="/facts/Conifer/vDUgqxCx">conifers</a>. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 <a href="/facts/Monotypic_taxon/QvoM9aGP">monotypic</a>), which include the <a href="/facts/Juniper/0HctFTBQ">junipers</a> and <a href="/facts/Redwood/yKCmSFbw">redwoods</a>, with about 130–140 species in total. They are <a href="/facts/Monoecy/Up20kQT3">monoecious</a>, <a href="/facts/Trioecy/26GbWx8x">subdioecious</a> or (rarely) <a href="/facts/Dioecious/jwMHLkuM">dioecious</a> <a href="/facts/Tree/HVVn3srN">trees</a> and <a href="/facts/Shrub/X1gKVxL5">shrubs</a> up to 116 m (381 ft) tall. The <a href="/facts/Bark_(botany)/vdL49ec1">bark</a> of mature trees is commonly orange- to red-brown and of stringy texture, often flaking or peeling in vertical strips, but smooth, scaly or hard and square-cracked in some species. The family reached its peak of diversity during the <a href="/facts/Mesozoic/yYsvXGPa">Mesozoic</a> era. </p>