Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cedrus deodara
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cedrus deodara
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cedrus deodara
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cedrus deodara
COMMON NAME:
Deodar Cedar
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W.D. Brush / USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database pnd_cede2_008_pvp
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_042322Augusta11ed
April Richmond County GA
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JK Marlow jkm060531_002
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm060531_009
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm060531_010
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Drooping branch tips are one of the characters it's recognized by, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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JK Marlow jkm181104_5581
November Pickens County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm181104_5582
November Pickens County SC
In cultivation
The seeds have a large wing, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_deodara_bark_2
November Towns-Union Counties GA
Brasstown Bald
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_deodara_fruit_10
November Floyd County GA
Cones solitary or 2 together on short branchlets, apex rounded, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_deodara_leaves_1
November Towns-Union Counties GA
Brasstown Bald
Lvs radially spreading or in apparent fascicles, triangular in cross-section, per Flora of China.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_deodara_silhouett_3
November Floyd County GA
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cedrus deodara
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cedrus deodara
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cedrus deodara
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cedrus deodara
2091
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Frequently planted, rarely persistent or possibly escaped to suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Himalayan Asia
Waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 1.2-2" long (mostly)
Needles not in bundles, alternate
"FLOWER":
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Mature cones reddish-brown
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p035
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p096
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