Nootka Cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis (D.Don 1824)) is a cypress (Cupressaceae) with a chequered taxonomic and nomenclatural history. This species goes by many common names including Nootka Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Alaska Cypress, Nootka Cedar, Yellow Cedar, Alaska Cedar, and Alaska Yellow Cedar. The name Nootka Cypress derives from its discovery on the lands of a First Nation of Canada, the Nuu-chah-nulth of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, who were formerly referred to as the Nootka.
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