Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, known as Port Orford cedar or Lawson's cypress, is a species of conifer in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae. 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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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Lawson's cypress being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- × Hesperotropsis leylandii
- Chamaecyparis pisifera
- Chamaecyparis obtusa
- Callitropsis nootkatensis
- Thuja plicata
- Thujopsis dolabrata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Chamaecyparis
- Species
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
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