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Title:
Port Orford Cedar
Description:
A group of Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)trees. The back of the photograph contains a detailed list of the latin names of the other trees and underbrush. Common names are given in brackets [] with the entries separated by a comma (,). The words Pursh., Hook., Newb., and Nutt. refer to the authority that first described the plant. Port Orford cedar 48 in diameter South Fork of Coquille River, Oregon [german] Tsuga heterophylla [western hemlock], [], Gaultheria shallon Pursh. [shallon], Mahonia aquifolium Nutt. [oregon grape], Rhododendron californica Hook. [california rhododendron], Umbellularia californica Nutt. [california laurel], Arbutus menziesii Pursh. [pacific madrone], Quercus kelloggii Newb. [california black oak], Castanopsis chrysophylla O.C. [giant chinkapin], Arbutus menziesii Pursh. [pacific madrone]"
Topics:
Forestry
Subjects:
Cedar
Forests and forestry
Trees
Original Format:
Kallitype
Extent:
8 x 5
Item identifier:
schenck-cedar_nd_img1_2
Photographer:
United States. Forest Service more info on United States. Forest Service 
Location:
Coquille River (Or.)
Digital Project:
Manuscript Collections