Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Cupressaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Slender tree to 25 m; ultimate branchlets ca 1 mm wide; lvs imbricate, ovate, 2–4 mm, pointed, usually glandular, persisting and enlarging on the older branches; cones 6–8 mm, the scales ca 6, pointed in the center. Swamps and bogs, chiefly on the coastal plain; s. Me. and c. N.H. to Fla. and Miss.
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Common Names
Atlantic white cedar