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Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little
yellow-cedar
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)

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Distribution of Callitropsis nootkatensis
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / 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.

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)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	0	537	2050
Slope Gradient (%)	0	26	350
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	0	210	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	0	4	8
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	C
Number 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 2020

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) D.P. Little

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Cupressaceae
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-11-21 8:12:30 PM ]

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