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Cupressus nootkatensis (formerly Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)
Nootka Cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis (D. Spach)), also Callitropsis nootkatensis, formerly Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Xanthocyparis nootkatensis , is a cypress (Cupressaceae) with a chequered taxonomic and nomenclatural history. This species goes by many common names including Nootka Cypress, Yellow Cypress, and Alaska Cypress. Even though it is not a true cedar, it is also often confusingly called "Nootka Cedar", "Yellow Cedar", "Alaska Cedar", or even "Alaska Yellow Cedar". Its name derives from its discovery on the lands of a First Nation of Canada, the Nuu-chah-nulth of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, who were formerly referred to as the Nootka.
Trees in the Cyprus Provincial Park, Cyprus Mountain, West Vancouver.
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