[Conifer Trees West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Cypress Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Cupressaceae

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Juniperus californica var. siskiyouensis, Sabina occidentalis)

Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis) leaves and fruits

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

Incense-cedar, Incense Cedar: Calocedrus decurrens (Synonym: Libocedrus decurrens) -

Port Orford Cedar: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Synonym: Cupressus lawsoniana) -

Modoc Cypress, Baker Cypress: Hesperocyparis bakeri (Synonyms: Callitropsis bakeri, Cupressus bakeri, Cupressus bakeri ssp. matthewsii) -

MacNab Cypress: Hesperocyparis macnabiana (Synonyms: Callitropsis macnabiana, Cupressus macnabiana) - Native?

Monterey Cypress: Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Synonym: Cupressus macrocarpa) - Non-native, not naturalized.

Junipers West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Jack's Juniper, Jack's Common Juniper, Jack's Mat Juniper: Juniperus communis var. jackii (Synonyms: Juniperus communis ssp. jackii, Juniperus jackii) - Low shrubs. Stomatal band broad, 3-4 times wider than the green margins.

Common Juniper, Dwarf Juniper, Ground Juniper, Kelley's Common Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Prostrate Juniper: Juniperus communis var. saxatilis (Synonyms: Juniperus communis var. kelleyi, Juniperus sibirica) - Low shrubs. Stomatal band narrower, 1-2 times wider than the green margins. This taxon is considered Juniperus communis var. kelleyi in Washington.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis (Synonyms: Juniperus californica var. siskiyouensis, Juniperus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis , Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis, Sabina occidentalis) -

Rocky Mountain Juniper, Rocky Mountain Redcedar: Juniperus scopulorum (Synonym: Sabina scopulorum) -

Eastern Red-cedar, Eastern Red Cedar: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Non-native, naturalized.

Coast Redwood, Redwood: Sequoia sempervirens -

Bald Cypress: Taxodium distichum var. distichum - Non-native, not naturalized.

Canoe Cedar, Western Redcedar, Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata -


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