naturalizedCupressaceae

Thuja plicata

western redcedar

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Thuja plicata, commonly called western or Pacific redcedar, giant or western arborvitae, giant cedar, or shinglewood, is a species of Thuja, an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae native to western North America. It is not a true cedar of the genus Cedrus.

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