"Cedarwood" redirects here. For the listed building in Liverpool, England, see Cedarwood (house).
Cedar is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the genusCedrus.
Some botanical authorities consider the Old-World Cedrus the only "true cedars".[1][2] Many other species worldwide with similarly aromatic wood, including several species of genera Calocedrus, Thuja, and Chamaecyparis in the Pacific Northwest of North America, are referred to as "false cedars".[3]
Mexican white cedar, Cupressus lusitanica, a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America
Mountain cedar, source of Texas cedarwood oil and abundant allergenic pollen, Juniperus ashei, an evergreen shrub native to northeastern Mexico and the south central United States
^"Cedar Confusion". www.wood-database.com/. The Wood Database. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^"False Cedars (Calocedrus, Thuja, Chamaecyparis)". Oregon State University.
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list, plants, known, cedar, cedarwood, redirects, here, listed, building, liverpool, england, cedarwood, house, cedar, part, english, common, name, many, trees, other, plants, particularly, those, genus, cedrus, some, botanical, authorities, consider, world, c. Cedarwood redirects here For the listed building in Liverpool England see Cedarwood house Cedar is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants particularly those of the genus Cedrus Some botanical authorities consider the Old World Cedrus the only true cedars 1 2 Many other species worldwide with similarly aromatic wood including several species of genera Calocedrus Thuja and Chamaecyparis in the Pacific Northwest of North America are referred to as false cedars 3 Contents 1 Family Pinaceae 2 Family Cupressaceae 3 Family Meliaceae 4 Other families 5 References Plants called cedar include Family Pinaceae editCedrus common English name cedar a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae Cedrus libani the Lebanon cedar native to Lebanon western Syria and south central Turkey Cedrus atlantica the Atlas Ceder native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria Cedrus deodara the Deodar cedar native to the western Himalayas Cedrus brevifolia the Cyprus cedar found in the island of Cyprus Cedar Valley in the Troodos Mountains Pinus sibirica the Siberian pine occasionally erroneously referred to as Siberian cedar Family Cupressaceae editAtlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides Bermuda cedar Juniperus bermudiana a species of juniper endemic to Bermuda Chilean cedar Austrocedrus chilensis Chinese cedarwood oil comes from Cupressus funebris the Chinese weeping cypress Clanwilliam cedar Widdringtonia cedarbergensis a species of cypress endemic to the Cederberg mountains of South Africa Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana a species of juniper native to eastern North America Eastern white cedar also northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis native to eastern North America Calocedrus the incense cedars a genus native to western North America Eastern Asia Japanese cedar Cryptomeria japonica known as 杉 Sugi in Japanese Juniperus cedrus Spanish cedro de Canarias cedro Mexican white cedar Cupressus lusitanica a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America Mountain cedar source of Texas cedarwood oil and abundant allergenic pollen Juniperus ashei an evergreen shrub native to northeastern Mexico and the south central United States New Zealand cedar Libocedrus bidwillii Persian cedar Cupressus sempervirens Port Orford cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana or Lawson cypress California Oregon Prickly cedar sharp cedar Juniperus oxycedrus native to the Mediterranean region Western red cedar Thuja plicata a cypress of the Pacific northwest Yellow cedar Cupressus nootkatensis also called Alaska cedarFamily Meliaceae editSpanish cedar Cedrela odorata Cigar box cedar Cedrela Australian red cedar Toona ciliata Ceylon cedar or Melia azedarach a species of deciduous tree native to India southern China and AustraliaOther families editBay cedar Suriana Surianaceae Running cedar or ground cedar various species of clubmosses Lycopodiopsida in the genus Diphasiastrum Saltcedar Tamarix Caryophyllaceae Stinking cedar Torreya taxifolia Cephalotaxaceae Warren River cedar or native cedar Taxandria juniperina Myrtaceae White cedar Tabebuia heterophylla Bignoniaceae References edit Cedrus The True Cedars U S Forest Service Cedar Confusion www wood database com The Wood Database Retrieved 2023 11 27 False Cedars Calocedrus Thuja Chamaecyparis Oregon State University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of plants known as cedar amp oldid 1203774376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
