Cupressaceae
Thuja

Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don

First published in A.B.Lambert, Descr. Pinus 2: 19 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Alaska to N. California. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Introduced into:

Austria, Denmark, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2000). Flora Nordica 1: 1-344. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2001 Menzies, A. [s.n.] Canada K000075281 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Kellogg, A. [412] Canada K000088940 No
Mar 1, 2000 Parks, H.E. [1139] K000088935 No
Mar 1, 2000 Shaw, C.H. [706] Canada K000088947 No
Mar 1, 2000 Jack, J.G. [1586] K000088938 No
Mar 1, 2000 Zeller, S.M.; Zeller, E.B. [838] K000088930 No
Mar 1, 2000 Cooley, G.R. [s.n.] Canada K000088941 No
Mar 1, 2000 Lyall, D. [s.n.] K000088927 No
Mar 1, 2000 Lamb, F.H. [1204] K000088942 No
Mar 1, 2000 Sandberg, J.H.; Macdougal, D.T. [967] K000088934 No
Mar 1, 2000 Allen, O.D. [304] K000088946 No
Mar 1, 2000 Elrod, M.J. [s.n.] K000088932 No
Mar 1, 2000 Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O. [21155] Canada K000088945 No
Mar 1, 2000 Rosendahl, C.O. [775] Canada K000088944 No
Mar 1, 2000 Douglas, D. [s.n.] K000088931 No
Mar 1, 2000 Gorman, M.W. [177] K000088948 No
Mar 1, 2000 Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K000088928 No
Mar 1, 2000 Grant, J.M. [s.n.] K000088933 No
Mar 1, 2000 Shaw, C.H. [197] Canada K000088936 No
Mar 1, 2000 Halse, R.R. [4570] K000088943 No
Mar 1, 2000 Moir, T.R.G. [237] Canada K000088951 No
Mar 1, 2000 Rodin, R.J. [7990] Canada K000088950 No
Mar 1, 2000 Elmer, A.D.E. [360] K000088929 No
Mar 1, 2000 Lunell, J. [s.n.] K000088939 No
Mar 1, 2000 Leiberg, J.B. [1492] K000088937 No
Mar 1, 2000 Malt, M.O. [s.n.] Canada K000088949 No
K:SPC-73857.000 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images