False Cypress
Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis, common names cypress or false cypress (to distinguish it from related cypresses), is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia (Japan + Taiwan) and to the western and eastern margins of the United States. The name is derived from the Greek khamai, meaning ground, and kuparissos for cypress.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Lawson's cypress
speciesChamaecyparis lawsoniana
Atlantic white cedar
speciesChamaecyparis thyoides
Hinoki cypress
speciesChamaecyparis obtusa
Sawara cypress
speciesChamaecyparis pisifera
Formosan cypress
speciesChamaecyparis formosensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.41
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.908
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.906
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.117
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.123
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.151
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.149
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69757.