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Lawson's Cypress

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Lawson's cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), also known by its official USDA name Port Orford cedar, is a large evergreen conifer of the family Cupressaceae that grows up to 50 meters tall, exceptionally to 81 meters, with a trunk 1.2 to 2 meters in diameter. It has silver-brown, vertically furrowed bark and lacy, flat, feathery sprays of blue-green, scale-like leaves 3 to 5 millimeters long. It is native to the valleys of the Klamath Mountains in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California, growing from sea level up to 1,500 meters, usually along streams, and needs consistently moist, well-drained soil. It can live up to about 600 years, and is assessed as Near Threatened, seriously affected by root disease caused by the pathogen Phytophthora lateralis, accidentally introduced in the early 1950s.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 4
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 7
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chamaecyparis, Taxa
Source Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, known as Port Orford cedar or Lawson's cypress, is a species of conifer in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae.
  • In Biome: River, Lead
    It is native to Oregon and northwestern California, and grows from sea level up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in the valleys of the Klamath Mountains, often along streams.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Plants For A Future: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana plant record
Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses
Quote, Medicinal Uses
The resin is a powerful diuretic[46, 61, 82].
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4. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q161360 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Chamaecyparis, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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7. Lawson's Cypress (Wikipedia)
infobox status=NTView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cupressaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Cupressaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Alerce, cipreses","language":"ES"},{"name":"Alerce, cypresses","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fleur du Saint-Esprit, cyprès","language":"FR"},{"name":"柏科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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