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SPECIES: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Port-Orford-Cedar 



ABBREVIATION : 
CHALAW

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CHLA


COMMON NAMES : 
   Port-Orford-cedar
   Port Orford-cedar
   Port-Orford white-cedar
   Lawson cypress
   Lawson false-cypress
   false cypress
   Oregon-cedar
   white cedar
   ginger pine


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of Port-Orford-cedar is
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl. [19,21,24].  There are no
recognized subspecies, varieties, or forms; however, over 200 cultivars
have been developed which vary in size, shape, branching, and coloration
[37].

Port-Orford-cedar belongs to the family Cupressaceae.  The genus
Chamaecyparis includes eight taxa of which Port-Orford-cedar is the
largest in size.  The range of Alaska-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)
overlaps that of Port-Orford-cedar, but natural hybrids are extremely
rare [37].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Ronald Uchytil, February 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1990. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Port-Orford-Cedar