Taxon:
Thuja occidentalis L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1002. 1753
Verified:
07/09/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
- Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
- Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
- Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 149-150.
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:410. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Thuja+occidentalis&quantity=1
- Fowells, H. A. 1965. Silvics of forest trees of the United States.
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:460.
- International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
- Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
- Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
- Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
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Common names
English
arborvitae – eastern arborvitae – northern white-cedar – swamp-cedar – white-cedar – French
cèdre blanc – thuier cèdre – thuya du Canada – German
Lebensbaum – Italian
thuja – tuia occidentale – Spanish
thuja – Swedish
tuja – Transcribed Chinese
bei mei xiang bai – Transcribed Korean
seoyangcheugbaeg –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Prince Edward Island | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | | Europe | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Manitoba]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
Europe
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part]
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REGION:
Europe
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:460. |
Environmental | ornamental | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:410. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/ |
Materials | essential oils | | Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. |
Materials | wood | | Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |