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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 family Cupressaceae.
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA, east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains. 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🌎︎ map (scroll down), 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America). 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 family Cupressaceae