PLANTS Profile for Thuja plicata (western redcedar)

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PLANTS Profile

Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
western redcedar

Symbol:

THPL

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

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Distribution:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don


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USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 2 species in Thuja

Classification:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

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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
Species	Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don – western redcedar

Wetland Indicator Status:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

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,FAC+

FAC

FAC+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

	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
Martin	Low		Minor				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18044.

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

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Canada-Official Plants of British Columbia

Silvics of North America

USDA FS Softwoods of North America

Time Generated: 01/15/2009 05:12 PM MST