Physical Description
provided by USDA PLANTS text
Shrub, Evergreen, Dioecious, Habit erect, Rhizomes present, Trees without or rarely having knees, Primary plant stem smooth, Young shoots 3-dimensional, Buds not resinous, Leaves scale-like, Leaves opposite, Leaves mostly not photosynthetic, Non-needle-like leaf margins entire, Leaf apex acute, Leaf apex mucronulate, Leaves < 5 cm long, Leaves < 10 cm long, Leaves yellow-green above, Leaves yellow-green below, Leaves yellow below, Leaves grey-green, Leaves not blue-green, Scale leaves without raised glands, Scale leaf glands not ruptured, Scales leaves not or barely overlapping, Twigs glabrous, Twigs not viscid, Twigs without peg-like projections or large fascicles after needles fall, Berry-like cones copper, Bracts of seed cone included, Seeds brown, Seeds wingless.
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- Stephen C. Meyers
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- Aaron Liston
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- Steffi Ickert-Bond
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- Damon Little