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Western Redcedar
Western Redcedar
Thuja plicata
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
400-1000+ yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate rainforest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Western Redcedar is a massive evergreen conifer tree that can grow up to 230 feet tall and 23 feet in diameter, and it can live over 1000 years. This species is shade-tolerant and is able to establish in forest understories, making it a climax species.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Thuja
Species
Thuja plicata