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  2. Thuja occidentalis - Wikipedia

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    Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, [1] eastern white-cedar, [2] or arborvitae, [2] [3] is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States.

  3. Arbor vitae (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The arbor vitae / ˌ ɑːr b ɔːr ˈ v aɪ t iː / (Latin for "tree of life") is the cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree-like appearance. In some ways it more resembles a fern and is present in both cerebellar hemispheres. [1] It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum. The arbor vitae is located ...

  4. Arbor vitae - Wikipedia

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    Arbor Vitae (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community, United States; Other uses. Arborvitae, Thuja, a genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family;

  5. Thuja - Wikipedia

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    Thuja (/ ˈ θj uː dʒ ə / THEW-jə) [1] is a genus of coniferous tree or shrub in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia.

  6. List of herbaria in North America - Wikipedia

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    Herbaria in Central America; Name No. Specimens [1] Code [1] Country City Website Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática 400,000 HAC Cuba: Havana: Herbario Paul C. Standley, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana 240,000 EAP Honduras: Tegucigalpa: Herbario Nacional, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 215,000 CR Costa Rica: San José: Institute of Jamaica ...

  7. List of plants by common name - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.

  8. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Angiospermae; Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) : Acer argutum

  9. Thuja plicata - Wikipedia

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    Thuja plicata is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its common name is western redcedar in the U.S. [2] or western red cedar in the UK, [3] and it is also called pacific red cedar, giant arborvitae, western arborvitae, just cedar, giant cedar, or shinglewood. [4]