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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
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 (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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JK Marlow jkm130406_778
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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JK Marlow jkm091017_065
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.
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conifers (not including Pines)