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Cedar is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the
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Cedrus ''Cedrus'', with the common English name cedar, is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae (subfamily Abietoideae). They are native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitud ...
''. Some botanical authorities consider the Old-World ''Cedrus'' the only "true cedars". Many other species worldwide with similarly aromatic wood, including several species of genera '' Calocedrus'', '' Thuja'', and '' Chamaecyparis'' in the
Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest (PNW; ) is a geographic region in Western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common ...
of North America, are referred to as "false cedars". Plants called "cedar" include:


Family

Pinaceae The Pinaceae (), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as Cedrus, cedars, firs, Tsuga, hemlocks, Pinyon_pine, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is incl ...

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Cedrus ''Cedrus'', with the common English name cedar, is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae (subfamily Abietoideae). They are native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitud ...
'', common English name cedar, a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae **''
Cedrus libani ''Cedrus libani'', commonly known as cedar of Lebanon, Lebanon cedar, or Lebanese cedar (), is a species of large evergreen conifer in the genus ''Cedrus'', which belongs to the Pinaceae, pine family and is native species, native to the mountai ...
'', the Lebanon cedar, native to Lebanon, western Syria and south-central Turkey **'' Cedrus atlantica'', the Atlas cedar, native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria **'' Cedrus deodara'', the Deodar cedar, native to the western Himalayas **'' Cedrus brevifolia'', the Cyprus cedar, found in the island of Cyprus' Cedar Valley in the Troodos Mountains *'' Pinus sibirica'', the Siberian pine, occasionally erroneously referred to as "Siberian cedar"


Family Cupressaceae

* Atlantic white cedar, ''Chamaecyparis thyoides'' * Bermuda cedar, ''Juniperus bermudiana'', a species of juniper endemic to Bermuda * Chilean cedar, ''Austrocedrus chilensis'' *Chinese cedarwood oil comes from '' Cupressus funebris'', the Chinese weeping cypress * Clanwilliam cedar, ''Widdringtonia cedarbergensis'', a species of cypress endemic to the Cederberg mountains of South Africa * Eastern red cedar, ''Juniperus virginiana'', a species of juniper native to eastern North America * Eastern white cedar, also northern white cedar, ''Thuja occidentalis'', native to eastern North America. *'' Calocedrus'', the incense cedars, a genus native to western North America, Eastern Asia *Japanese cedar, '' Cryptomeria japonica''; known as 杉 (''Sugi'') in Japanese *, , * Mexican white cedar, ''Cupressus lusitanica'', a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America * Mountain cedar, source of Texas cedarwood oil and abundant allergenic pollen, ''Juniperus ashei'', an evergreen shrub native to northeastern Mexico and the south central United States * New Zealand cedar, ''Libocedrus bidwillii'' *Persian cedar, ''
Cupressus sempervirens ''Cupressus sempervirens'', the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, or pencil pine), is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Iran. While some studies show it ha ...
'' *Port Orford-cedar, '' Chamaecyparis lawsoniana'', or Lawson cypress, California, Oregon *Prickly cedar, sharp cedar, ''
Juniperus oxycedrus ''Juniperus oxycedrus'', vernacularly called Cade, cade juniper, prickly juniper, prickly cedar, or sharp cedar, is a species of juniper, native across the Mediterranean region, growing on a variety of rocky sites from sea level. The specific ep ...
'', native to the Mediterranean region *Western red cedar, ''
Thuja plicata ''Thuja plicata'' is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its common name is western redcedar in the U.S. or western red cedar in the UK, and it is also called pacific re ...
'', a cypress of the Pacific northwest *Yellow cedar, '' Cupressus nootkatensis'', also called Alaska cedar


Family Meliaceae

*Spanish cedar, ''
Cedrela odorata ''Cedrela'' is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. They are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical New World, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina ...
'' *Cigar-box cedar, '' Cedrela'' *Australian red cedar, '' Toona ciliata'' * Ceylon cedar or ''Melia azedarach'', a species of deciduous tree native to India, southern China and Australia


Other families

*Bay cedar, '' Suriana'' ( Surianaceae) *Running cedar or ground cedar, various species of clubmosses in the genus '' Diphasiastrum'' ( Lycopodiaceae) *Saltcedar, '' Tamarix'' (
Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...
) *Stinking cedar, '' Torreya taxifolia'' ( Cephalotaxaceae) *Warren River cedar or native cedar, '' Taxandria juniperina'' (
Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...
) *White cedar, '' Tabebuia heterophylla'' ( Bignoniaceae)


References

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