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Thuja plicata D. Don

Western Red-Cedar

Cupressaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Genus: Thuja (Cedar)

Synonyms

Thuja plicata

Related species

Thuja occidentalis L. - Northern White-Cedar
Thuja plicata D. Don - Western Red-Cedar

Traits


    Highly toxic, up to 60 m tall tree. cones: ovoid-elongated, yellow- to red-brown, 0.8–1.2 cm long, consisting of 8–12 seed-scales. seed-scales: with overlapping margins, shield without a hooky thorn. seeds: with a wing-like margin. lateral branches: horizontally spre...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Thuja plicata

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Thuja plicata

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Thuja plicata

Thuja plicata

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, parks, gardens

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