Red cedar Juniperus virginiana

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Source material: Tree pollen
Family: Cupressaceae
Common names: Eastern red cedar, Eastern red cedar, Red cedar juniper, Red savin, Eastern juniper, Red juniper, Pencil cedar, Carolina cedar
To be differentiated from the following "Cedar" trees:

Western red cedar tree (Thuja plicata)
Eastern white cedar (Thuja; Thuja occidentalis)
Cedar tree (Incense cedar; Libocedrus decurrens) t212
Japanese cedar tree (Sugi tree; Cryptomeria japonica) t17
Allergen Exposure
Geographical distribution
The Cupressaceae family (16 genera and 140 species) is widely distributed throughout the world. The Cypresses are composed of 6 genera, and all are rather closely related: Cupressus (Cypresses), Juniperus (Junipers), Thuja (White cedars or Arborvitae), Libocedrus (Incense cedar), Chamaecyparis, and Callitris. They are distinguished by their small opposite or whorled leaves, which are usually scale-like, and their small pistillate cones with few scales. The pollen grains of this group are extremely uniform and spheroidal in form.

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