PLANTS Profile for Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic white cedar)

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Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Atlantic white cedar

Symbol:

CHTH2

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	southern white cedar

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Photo of Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

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Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Synonyms:
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

	CHHE4	Chamaecyparis henryae H.L. Li
	CHTHH	Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. henryae (H.L. Li) Little
	CUTH	Cupressus thyoides L.
	CUTHH	Cupressus thyoides L. ssp. henryae (H.L. Li) Silba

Distribution:
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.


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Subordinate Taxa:
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View 19 genera in Cupressaceae, 4 species in Chamaecyparis

Classification:
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Domain
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus	Chamaecyparis Spach – cedar
Species	Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – Atlantic white cedar

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Georgia:
Atlantic white cedar		Rare
Maine:
Atlantic white-cedar		Special Concern
New York:
Atlantic white-cedar		Rare
Pennsylvania:
Atlantic white cedar		Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18046.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Related Web Sites:
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Atlantic White Cedar: Ecology, Restoration, and Management Symposium

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

GA-Georgia Wildlife Resources Division

Gymnosperms.org

MI-Michigan State University Extension

NC-North Carolina State University Plant Fact Sheets

NC-Trees of the Maritime Forest (NCSU)

Native Conifers of North America

USDA Forest Service Center for Wood Anatomy Research

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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