Details for: NA 85647, Cupressus nootkatensis D. Don, OWE-039

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Cupressus nootkatensis D. Don

Top Name:

OWE-039

Origin:

Collected – Washington, United States

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

21 Mar 2019

Form Received:

Seed

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Cupressus nootkatensis D. Don

Top Name:

OWE-039

Origin:

Collected – Washington, United States

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

21 Mar 2019

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

06 September 2018.
Washington, United States
Locality: King County; ; Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: northeast of U.S. Highway 2 (Stevens Pass Highway), Deception Falls Picnic Area, alongside parking lot.
Coordinates: 47.8321, -121.1951 (Map it)
Elevation: 552m.
Environment description: Mixed coniferous forest; 1/2 shade.
Associated species: Tsuga heterophylla:Pseudotsuga menziesii:Acer circinatum:Acer glabrum:Populus trichocarpa:Populus tremuloides:Ribes sp.:Berberis nervosa:Cornus x unalaschkensis
Aspect: ; Slope: 20 Degrees
Comment: Single-trunked, columnar tree (height 10 m, spread 9 m, DBH 32.7 cm) with spreading and weeping branches; bark colored cinnamon, deeply furrowed; leaves scales blue-green, with piney scent; cone four-sided, scales slight purplish-brown to pale blue-green.
Collector(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

OWE-039

Type: Collector identifier

NA 85647

Type: Site identifier

Group: NA

U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative

200 seeds collected from one individual. Species occasional, with patchy distribution.

Cupressus nootkatensis D. Don

Genus:

Cupressus

Family:

Cupressaceae

Nomen number:

12663

Place of publication:

A. B. Lambert, Descr. Pinus 2:18. 1824

Comment:

the generic assignment of this species is controversial

Verified:

09/26/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst.
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach f. nootkatensis
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Farjon & D. K. Harder

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach f. lutea (G. L. Webster) Rehder
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach f. pendula (Beissn.) Rehder
Thuja excelsa Bong.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Alaska yellow-cedar	as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	1	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
English	Alaska-cedar		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	Nootka cypress	as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
English	yellow cypress	as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
English	yellow-cedar	as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	1	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
French	cyprè de Nootka	as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
French	cyprè pleureur de l'Alaska	as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
German	Nutka-Scheinzypresse	as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Italian	cipresso dell'Alaska		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedish	nutkacypress		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

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