Thuja occidentalis L.

Northern White Cedar, Arborvitae

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Gymnosperm

Sublevel 2: Conifer

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Family: Cupressaceae

Genus: Thuja

Species: Thuja occidentalis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native, Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Threatened (native populations)
MA - State Endangered
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Thuja occidentalis