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Thuja occidentalis
Thuja plicata
Thuja standishii
Thuja sutchuenensis Image File history File links Japanese Thuja foliage and cones - photo MPF File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta...
Orders & Families Cordaitales †Pinales Pinaceae - Pine family Araucariaceae - Araucaria family Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family Cupressaceae - Cypress family Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales †Voltziales †“Conifer†redirects here. ...
Orders & Families Cordaitales †Pinales Pinaceae - Pine family Araucariaceae - Araucaria family Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family Cupressaceae - Cypress family Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales †Voltziales †“Conifer†redirects here. ...
Families Pinaceae, pine family Araucariaceae, araucaria family Podocarpaceae, yellow-wood family Phyllocladaceae Sciadopityaceae, umbrella-pine family Cupressaceae, cypress family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family Taxaceae, yew family The Order Pinales in the Division Pinophyta, Class Pinopsida comprises all the extant conifers. ...
Genera Actinostrobus Athrotaxis Austrocedrus Callitris - Cypress-pine Callitropsis - Cypress * (Cupressus) Calocedrus - Incense-cedar Chamaecyparis - Cypress Cryptomeria - Sugi Cunninghamia - Cunninghamia Cupressus - Cypress Diselma - Diselma Fitzroya - Alerce Fokienia - Fujian Cypress Glyptostrobus - Chinese Swamp Cypress Juniperus - Juniper Libocedrus Metasequoia - Dawn Redwood Microbiota - Microbiota Neocallitropsis Papuacedrus * (Libocedrus) Pilgerodendron * (Libocedrus) Platycladus - Chinese Arborvitae Sequoia - Coast...
Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Binomial name Nakai Thuja koraiensis is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family. ...
Binomial name Thuja occidentalis L. Uses Eastern Arborvitae is very widely used as an ornamental tree, particularly for screens and hedges. ...
Binomial name Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don Thuja plicata (Western Redcedar) is a species of thuja, an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, from southern Alaska and British Columbia south to northwest California and inland to western Montana. ...
Binomial name Thuja standishii (Gordon) Carr. ...
Binomial name Thuja sutchuenensis Franch. ...
| Thuja (pronounced "thoo-ya" or "thoo-ja") is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three from Eastern Asia. They are commonly known as arborvitae (from Latin for tree of life), and some are colloquially known as cedars. Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales Pinaceae - Pine family Araucariaceae - Araucaria family Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family Cupressaceae - Cypress family Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. ...
The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...
Genera Actinostrobus Athrotaxis Austrocedrus Callitris - Cypress-pine Callitropsis - Cypress * (Cupressus) Calocedrus - Incense-cedar Chamaecyparis - Cypress Cryptomeria - Sugi Cunninghamia - Cunninghamia Cupressus - Cypress Diselma - Diselma Fitzroya - Alerce Fokienia - Fujian Cypress Glyptostrobus - Chinese Swamp Cypress Juniperus - Juniper Libocedrus Metasequoia - Dawn Redwood Microbiota - Microbiota Neocallitropsis Papuacedrus * (Libocedrus) Pilgerodendron * (Libocedrus) Platycladus - Chinese Arborvitae Sequoia - Coast...
North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...
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The thuja can grow 3-5 feet (1-1.5meters) per year and can obtain heights of nearly 50 feet (15 meters). Amongst its many uses is the ability to create a natural privacy fence in a very short time.
The leaves of Thuja are evergreen and scale-like, except young seedlings, where they are needle-like. The scales are arranged in four rows along the twigs. Thuja species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Autumnal Moth, The Engrailed and Juniper Pug. A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ...
The order Lepidoptera is the second most speciose order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, moths and skippers. ...
Binomial name Epirrita autumnata Borkhausen, 1794 The Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ...
Binomial name Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ...
Binomial name Eupithecia pusillata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ...
The male cones are small, inconspicuous, and are located at the tips of the twigs. The female cones start out similarly inconspicuous, but grow to about 1-2 cm long with 6-12 overlapping, thin, leathery scales. Mature female European Black Pine cone Male cones of a pine A cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta (conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. ...
The wood of thujas is light, soft and aromatic. It can be easily split and resists decay. The wood has been used for many applications from making chests that repel moths to shingles. Thuja poles are also often used to make fence posts and rails. The wood of Thuja plicata is commonly used for guitar soundboards. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ...
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The foliage of thujas is rich in Vitamin C, and was used by Native Americans and early European explorers as a cure for scurvy. This article is about the nutrient. ...
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Oil of thuja is often quoted as a herbal remedy to be used topically to aid in the treatment of HPV, genital or common warts. However, clinical evidence for this action is lacking.
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Genital warts or (or condyloma) is a very contagious sexually transmitted disease. ...
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Homeopathic remedy Rhus toxicodendron, derived from poison ivy. ...
Species of Thuja A hybrid between T. standishi and T. plicata has been named as the cultivar Thuja 'Green Giant'. Binomial name Nakai Thuja koraiensis is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family. ...
Binomial name Thuja occidentalis L. Uses Eastern Arborvitae is very widely used as an ornamental tree, particularly for screens and hedges. ...
Binomial name Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don Thuja plicata (Western Redcedar) is a species of thuja, an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, from southern Alaska and British Columbia south to northwest California and inland to western Montana. ...
Binomial name Thuja standishii (Gordon) Carr. ...
Binomial name Thuja sutchuenensis Franch. ...
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This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...
Another very distinct and only distantly related species, formerly treated as Thuja orientalis, is now treated in a genus of its own, as Platycladus orientalis. The closest relatives of Thuja are Thujopsis dolabrata, distinct in its thicker foliage and stouter cones, and Tetraclinis articulata, distinct in its quadrangular foliage (not flattened) and cones with four thick, woody scales. Binomial name Platycladus orientalis Chinese Arborvitae, Platycladus orientalis, is a distinct species of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to northwestern China and widely naturalised elsewhere in east Asia. ...
Binomial name Thujopsis dolabrata (Thunb. ...
Binomial name Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters Tetraclinis is a distinct genus of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Tetraclinis articulata, also known as Sandarac. ...
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