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Morphotype: RP113

Name (Author): Chamaecyparis sp.

Organ: Conifer foliage      Rarity: Common

Family: Cupressaceae   Order: Coniferales

Specimen #: UWBM 71360   Category: Holomorphotype

Diagnostic Features:
Scale leaves, opposite and decussately arranged. Leaves on flattened axis of stem are approximately the same size as leaves on the side of the stem - this helps to separate it from Thuja foliage.

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Source of Name: Wehr & Schorn, 1992

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Collection ID: UWBM

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