Found in the eastern United States.

Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)

Found in western North America

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Scales with pointed apices and protruding; foliage with a slightly bristly feeling and appearance; female cones with 4 to 6 cone scales; distribution primarily Pacific Northwest.

Alaska Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)

Scales with pointed apices, but not protruding; foliage without a slightly bristly feeling and appearance; female cones with 8 to 10 cone scales; distribution primarily coastal northern California and coastal southern Oregon.

Port Orford Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)