Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little
yellow-cedar
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
yellow-cedar
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Callitropsis nootkatensis
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Species Information
General:
Tree, usually 20-40 m tall when mature; branches and branchlets droop strongly; bark ridged and fissured, not tearing off in long thin strips; wood aromatic (potato-like smell); growing "tip" (leader) drooping.
Leaves:
Scalelike, opposite, somewhat overlapping, close to stem, with sharp, rigid tip; bluish green.
Cones:
Seed cones like a round, bumpy light green "berry" when immature, brown when ripe, less than 10 mm long, glaucous; pollen cones about 4 mm long.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Callitropsis nootkatensis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
537 | 0 | 2050 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
26 | 0 | 350 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
210 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1565 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CMA(8), CWH(1127), ESSF(12), IDF(1), MH(411), MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Habitat/Range: Wet to mesic slopes and bogs in the lowland, montane and subalpine zones; common in and W of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, rare in SE BC; N to SE AK and S to N CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) D.P. Little