what does coniferous?
<answer> Conifers are a division of vascular land plants containing a single class, Pinopsida. <context> The Pinophyta, also known as Coniferophyta or Coniferae, or commonly as conifers, are a division of vascular land plants containing a single class, Pinopsida. They are gymnosperms, cone-bearing seed plants. All extant conifers are perennial woody plants with secondary growth.