CUPRESSACEAE

Chamaecyparis thyoides (Linnaeus) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg var. thyoides . Atlantic White Cedar, Juniper. Phen: Mar-Apr; Oct-Nov. Hab: Peat dome and streamhead pocosins, blackwater stream swamps, hillside seepages, in highly acidic, peaty or sandy soils. Dist: S. ME south to n. FL and west to s. MS. The westernmost populations of Chamaecyparis thyoides have conflicting evidence as to identification as var. henryae or var. thyoides; they are here included in var. henryae, but may be better considered as part of var. thyoides or as a separate taxon. From NJ south it is strictly a tree of the Coastal Plain; northward it is often found in kettle-hole bogs. In SC and GA, C. thyoides is absent in the outer Coastal Plain, occurring primarily in the fall-line Sandhills.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Syn: = Farjon (1998), Farjon (2005), Mylecraine et al (2005), Schulz, Knopf, & Stützel (2005); < Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenb. – C, F, FNA2, G, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Va, WH3

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