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Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little
Alaska cedar

       
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

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Synonyms:
Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little

  CHNO Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach   Alaska cedar
  CUNO Cupressus nootkatensis D. Don   Alaska cedar
  XANO4 Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (D.Don) Farjon & D.K. Harder  
 

Distribution:
Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little

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USA (AK, CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little

View 19 genera in Cupressaceae, 2 species in Callitropsis
 

Classification:
Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus Callitropsis Oerst. – Nootka cypress
Species Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little – Alaska cedar
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC FAC FAC NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis:

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan     Low Moderate     Low High

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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