Taxon

Chamaecyparis thyoides

 
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Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic white-cedar false cypress
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Atlantic white-cedar false cypress
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Synonym: Cupressus thyoides
Distribution: Coastal Plain of e. United States
Habitat: Bogs and swamps of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (primarily Coastal Plain); 0--500 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A small to medium conical evergreen (40' tall) native to the eastern U.S. where it grows along wet acid bogs. Aromatic foliage is glaucous green and held in erect fan shaped sprays. Small cones are an attractive bluish purple.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: AES: BM28 (BM28) • Accession: D1997-0865.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AES: BN28 (BN28) • Accession: D1997-0865.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: CON: CM11 (CM11) • Accession: D1994-0885.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: HAM: AZ08 (AZ08) • Accession: D1994-0885.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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