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Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’

Kennedy Bay. Jan.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Kennedy Bay. January.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

blue Atlas cedar

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms

Flower colours

No flowers

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Cedrus

Family

Pinaceae

Authority

Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière ‘Glauca’

Other information

Etymology

cedrus: From the ancient Greek name for the cedar; some authors suggest this name is derived from the River Kedron in Judea.

atlantica: Of the Atlas Mountains

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

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