[Yellow Cedars: The Genus Callitropsis in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Alaska-cedar, Nootka Cedar, Nootka Cypress, Sitka Cedar, Sitka Cypress, Yellow-cypress, Alaska Yellow-cedar

Callitropsis nootkatensis

Synonyms: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Cupressus nootkatensis

Alaska-cedar, Nootka Cedar, Nootka Cypress, Sitka Cedar, Sitka Cypress, Yellow-cypress, Alaska Yellow-cedar: Callitropsis nootkatensis (Synonyms: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Cupressus nootkatensis)

Alaska yellow-cedar as seen in moist meadows near the head of Multnomah Creek, just north of Sherrard Point, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area..........October 6, 2015.

Cone of Alaska-cedar, Nootka Cedar, Nootka Cypress, Sitka Cedar, Sitka Cypress, Yellow-cypress, Alaska Yellow-cedar: Callitropsis nootkatensis (Synonyms: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Cupressus nootkatensis) - Foliage of Alaska-cedar, Nootka Cedar, Nootka Cypress, Sitka Cedar, Sitka Cypress, Yellow-cypress, Alaska Yellow-cedar: Callitropsis nootkatensis (Synonyms: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Cupressus nootkatensis)

Close-up images of the cone and foliage of Alaska yellow-cedar as seen from Grand Meadows on Mount Adams.

Paul Slichter