NameThatPlant.net: Platycladus orientalis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Platycladus orientalis FAMILY Cupressaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platycladus orientalis FAMILY Cupressaceae

COMMON NAME:
Oriental Arborvitae, Tree-of-life

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Platycladus orientalis FAMILY Cupressaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platycladus orientalis FAMILY Cupressaceae

3970

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Commonly planted, especially in graveyards, and rarely persisting and spreading to pastures, fields, and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Asia

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite

"FLOWER":
Unisexual

Flowers solitary, terminal

FRUIT:

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