PLANTS Profile for Platycladus orientalis (Oriental arborvitae)

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Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco
Oriental arborvitae


Symbol:		PLOR80
Group:		Gymnosperm
Family:		Cupressaceae
Growth Habit:		Tree Shrub
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

Photo of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

Thuja orientalis

©R.A. Seelig. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

	BIOR80	Biota orientalis (L.) Endl.
	THOR	Thuja orientalis L.
	THORA2	Thuja orientalis L. var. aurea (Carriere) Rehder

Plant Distribution by State:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

State Distributional Map for Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

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	FL

Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco occures in the following states: Florida, Puerto Rico

Related Taxa:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 1 species in Platycladus

Classification:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida –
Order	Pinales –
Family	Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus	Platycladus Spach – platycladus
Species	Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco – Oriental arborvitae

Introduced Information:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183445.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.