Incense Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin - Cypress family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Incense Cedar: Argyresthia arceuthobiella, Argyresthia libocedrella, Eupithecia placidata, Eupithecia sabulosata, Lithophane gausapata, Mitoura nelsoni, Mitoura nelsoni nelsoni, Neoalcis californiaria, Periploca dentella, Semiothisa burneyata

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Oregon
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.