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Calocedrus decurrens

(Torr.) Florin

Incense Cedar

G5Secure Found in 212 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161140
Element CodePGCUP02010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumConiferophyta
ClassPinopsida
OrderPinales
FamilyCupressaceae
GenusCalocedrus
Synonyms
Libocedrus decurrensTorr.
Other Common Names
incense-cedar (EN) Incense-cedar (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-04-04
Change Date1997-04-04
Edition Date1995-11-02
Edition AuthorsJaster, T. (TNC-LASP, 1995)
Rank Reasons
Distributed from Mount Hood, Oregon, through the mountains of California and western Nevada into Baja California. It attains its best development at elevations of 5000 to 7000 ft above sea level in the Sierra Nevada Mts. of Central California.
Range Extent Comments
Distributed from Mount Hood, Oregon, through the mountains of California and western Nevada into Baja California (Record and Hess 1943).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
OregonS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEVERGREEN
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (212)
California (176)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Big Butte ShinboneSix Rivers National Forest1,102
BlackKlamath National Forest6,530
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Board CampSix Rivers National Forest4,527
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
BoulderKlamath National Forest435
Box CampKlamath National Forest858
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Butt Mtn.Lassen National Forest8,217
Cactus Springs ASan Bernardino National Forest53
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Cahuilla MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,952
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Circle MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,375
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Crane Mtn.Modoc National Forest1,269
CrapoKlamath National Forest1,487
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cub CreekLassen National Forest8,643
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Dennison PeakSequoia National Forest6,293
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
East ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest6,201
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
Fawn LakeEldorado National Forest1,153
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Fisher Gulch BShasta-Trinity National Forest4,791
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Grizzly PeakPlumas National Forest6,222
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
JohnsonKlamath National Forest10,652
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Kettle Mtn.Shasta-Trinity National Forest4,589
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
LavasModoc National Forest25,864
Lion RidgeSequoia National Forest5,265
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
MayfieldLassen National Forest14,444
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
MonarchSierra National Forest697
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. BidwellModoc National Forest11,687
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. LassicSix Rivers National Forest6,643
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Mt. VidaModoc National Forest7,771
Mystic (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest836
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
Polk SpringsLassen National Forest9,466
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
PowleyModoc National Forest6,268
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Rose - IcelandHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,171
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
RubiconEldorado National Forest4,872
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
Salt CreekAngeles National Forest11,022
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
ShacklefordKlamath National Forest1,679
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Slide CreekSix Rivers National Forest11,458
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
Snow MountainLassen National Forest2,165
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
SoliderSix Rivers National Forest14,918
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Thomes CreekMendocino National Forest16,616
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest9,031
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
West ForkAngeles National Forest1,169
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
West YubaTahoe National Forest16,059
West YubaPlumas National Forest6,071
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wilderness ContiguousMendocino National Forest3,606
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Oregon (32)
AreaForestAcres
Bulldog RockUmpqua National Forest6,056
Bulldog RockWillamette National Forest559
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
Canton CreekUmpqua National Forest6,721
Castle Rock AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,649
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
Cougar BluffUmpqua National Forest5,574
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
DoneganUmpqua National Forest5,914
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
French Pete (b)Willamette National Forest1,186
Green MountainOchoco National Forest6,613
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Jackson Creek AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,673
Lonesome Meadow AppendageUmpqua National Forest930
MarshWinema National Forest1,226
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Metolius BreaksDeschutes National Forest11,141
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
SherwoodUmpqua National Forest2,449
Skimmerhorn AppendageUmpqua National Forest1,820
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Waldo - MoolackWillamette National Forest1,183
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. Record, S.J. and Hess, R.W. 1943. Timbers of the New World. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
  5. Tollefson, J. E. 2008. Calocedrus decurrens. In: Fire Effects Information System. USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Available online: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ (Accessed 16 November 2011).