Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chamaecyparis thyoides var. thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Chamaecyparis thyoides
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-01-001:
Chamaecyparis thyoides FAMILY Cupressaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chamaecyparis thyoides
COMMON NAME:
Atlantic White Cedar, Juniper
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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux dcp34_p16a
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_108
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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
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JK Marlow jkm130406_778
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
Absent in the outer Coastal Plain of SC & GA, occurring primarily in the fall-line Sandhills, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_10231836653915340
June
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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 (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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JK Marlow jkm091017_063
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
Bark gray to reddish-brown, thin, with narrow fissures forming flat ridges, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chamaecyparis thyoides var. thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Chamaecyparis thyoides
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-01-001:
Chamaecyparis thyoides
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chamaecyparis thyoides
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Peat dome and streamhead pocosins, blackwater stream swamps, hillside seepages, in highly acidic, peaty or sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in GA)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Opposite
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p244
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p321
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p409
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p386
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p243
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p120
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p091
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p042
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p100
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p197
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