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Also called eastern white cedar, eastern arborvitae, American arborvitae, and kiizhig (in Anishinaabemowin ).
Part of arborvitae/cedar genus Thuja in cypress / juniper / redwood family Cupressaceae in 🌲︎ conifer order Pinales.
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA, east of the ⛰ Rocky Mountains. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🗺 map (scroll down), 🗺 map (North America, Central America), 🗺 today + with climate change (eastern 🇺🇸 USA). Invasive > Hawai'i
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) more uses(Great Lakes)
Thuja hosts caterpillars of 49 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🏠︎ 🌲︎ conifer order Pinales cypress / juniper / redwood family Cupressaceae