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Also called Libocedrus decurrens.
Part of cypress family Cupressaceae.
Native to western 🇺🇸 USA and 🇲🇽 Mexico. ▭ 🌎︎ Map (scroll down), ▭ 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America). Invasive > Hawai'i
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) Its wood is used for ✎ wooden pencils, because it sharpens easily without forming splinters.
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🏠︎ 🌲︎ conifer order Pinales cypress family Cupressaceae