Lawson's Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

(A.Murray bis) Parl. Species

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Botanical name
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Also known as
Ginger Pine, Ginger-Pine, Lawson Cypress, Lawson's Cypress, Lawson's False Cypress, Lawson's-Cypress, Oregon Cedar, Oregon-Cedar, Port Orford Cedar, Port Orford Cypress, Port Orford White-Cedar, Port Orford-Cedar, Port-Orford Cedar
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Chamaecyparis
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Lawson's Cypress

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Chamaecyparis lawsoniana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Chamaecyparis allumii Chamaecyparis boursieri f. viridis Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. alba-spica Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. aluminii Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. argentea Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. erecta Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. filiformis Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. fletcheri Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. fraseri Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. glauca Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. glaucescens Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. gracilis Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. intertexta Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. lutea Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. nana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. pendula Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. pendula-alba Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. pendula-vera Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. argentea Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. billwoodiana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. glauca Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. minima-glauca Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. nana-glauca Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. pendula Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. pendula-vera Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. stewartii Cupressus fragrans Cupressus lawsoniana Cupressus lawsoniana f. alumnii Cupressus lawsoniana f. argentea Cupressus lawsoniana f. lutea Cupressus lawsoniana f. stewartii Cupressus lawsoniana f. viridis Cupressus lawsoniana var. alba-spica Cupressus lawsoniana var. alba-spica-nana Cupressus lawsoniana var. alumnii Cupressus lawsoniana var. argentea Cupressus lawsoniana var. erecta Cupressus lawsoniana var. filiformis Cupressus lawsoniana var. glauca Cupressus lawsoniana var. gracilis Cupressus lawsoniana var. intertexta Cupressus lawsoniana var. minima-glauca Cupressus lawsoniana var. nana-glauca Cupressus lawsoniana var. pendula Cupressus lawsoniana var. pendula-alba Cupressus lawsoniana var. pendula-vera Cupressus nutkanus Retinispora lawsoniana

Others in Chamaecyparis

Chamaecyparis hodginsii
Fujian Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis flifera
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara Cypress
Chamaecyparis thyoides var. henryae
Chamaecyparis formosensis
Formosan Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa

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