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Also called Libocedrus decurrens.
Part of cypress / juniper / redwood family Cupressaceae in 🌲︎ conifer order Pinales.
Native to western 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 USA and México. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key), 🗺 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 / juniper / redwood family Cupressaceae