5,433 observationsLeast Concern
Atlantic white cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Cupressaceae ›Genus: Chamaecyparis
About
Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic white cedar, Atlantic white cypress, southern white cedar, whitecedar, or false-cypress), a species of Cupressaceae, is native to the Atlantic coast of North America and is found from southern Maine to Georgia and along the Gulf of Mexico coast from Florida to Mississippi. It is one of two species of Chamaecyparis found in North America. C. thyoides resides on the East Coast and C. lawsoniana can be found on the West Coast. There...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Atlantic white cedar is Chamaecyparis thyoides.
- Atlantic white cedar belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Atlantic white cedar belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Atlantic white cedar belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- Atlantic white cedar belongs to the order Pinales.
- Atlantic white cedar belongs to the family Cupressaceae.
- Atlantic white cedar belongs to the genus Chamaecyparis.