Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Learn more about Atlantic White Cedar from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-01-001:
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Linnaeus
Cupressus thyoides
COMMON NAME:
Atlantic White Cedar, Juniper
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_chth2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_chth2_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm130406_756
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
Bark gray to reddish-brown, thin, with narrow fissures forming flat ridges, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
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JK Marlow jkm091017_056
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
Its small, evergreen, opposite scale-like leaves aid in recognition, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm091017_063
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm091017_068
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
Seed cones become woody, brown, and stalked after opening, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-01-001:
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Linnaeus
Cupressus thyoides
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon (rare in GA)
Look for it in peat dome and streamhead pocosins, blackwater stream swamps, hillside seepages, in highly acidic, peaty or sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Opposite
"FLOWER":
Spring
FRUIT:
Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p244
- Landscaping with Native Trees p243
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p120
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p042
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p100
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p197