Genus
Chamaecyparis (False cypress)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. Photo: (c) Elio Giacone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Chamaecyparis, common names cypress or false cypress (to distinguish it from related cypresses), is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia (Japan + Taiwan) and to the western and eastern margins of the United States. The name is derived from the Greek khamai, meaning ground, and kuparissos for cypress.
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