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Cupressaceae > Chamaecyparis (white cedar)

Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Uncommon in high peat habitats in the NC coastal plain, this species used to comprise large swamp forest before most were cut down during European settlement

Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Atlantic White Cedar is the caterpillar host plant for the uncommon Hessel's Hairstreak.

Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Cones are round and not berry-like.

Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Moore Co., NC
14 Mar 2007

Old cones.

Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Moore Co., NC
14 Mar 2007

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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