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Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia, Working Draft of 1 January 1997 -- Gymnosperms Alan S. Weakley.
Copyright - Alan S. Weakley, 1998, 1999. All Rights Reserved.


CUPRESSACEAE (Cypress Family)

(including TAXODIACEAE)

References: Hart & Price (1990); Hardin (1971); Watson & Eckenwalder in FNA (1993). Recent studies indicate that the separation of the Taxodiaceae from the Cupressaceae is not warranted (Brunsfeld et al. 1994).



1. Leaves opposite or whorled......4
1. Leaves alternate......2 3. Female cones globose and woody, the hard scales peltate, not imbricate; ultimate branchlets (including the scale leaves) about 1 mm broad.....Chamaecyparis
3. Female cones ellipsoid and leathery, the pliable scales basally attached, imbricate; ultimate branchlets (including the scale leaves) about 1.5 mm broad.....Thuja