PLANTS Profile for Thuja (arborvitae)

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PLANTS Profile

Thuja L.
arborvitae

Symbol:

THUJA

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None


Other common names:
	redcedar

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W.H.L.. Courtesy of USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Thuja L.

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Distribution:
Thuja L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Thuja L.

View 20 genera in Cupressaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Thuja occidentalis L.. . Image Available.

Thuja occidentalis
arborvitae

Distribution of Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don. . Image Available.

Thuja plicata
western redcedar

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Thuja L.

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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	Thuja L. – arborvitae

More Accounts and Images:
Thuja L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18043.

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

Related Web Sites:
Thuja L.

USDA FS Softwoods of North America

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 11:52 PM CDT