A plant genus of the family CUPRESSACEAE which should not be confused with other cedar and cypress trees of THUJA or CUPRESSUS genera.

Synonyms: Yellow Cedars False Cypresses, Lawson's Yellow Cypress White Cedars, Atlantic Chamaecyparis nootkatenses Atlantic White Cedars Cypress, Lawson False Cypress, Lawsons False nootkatenses, Chamaecyparis Yellow Cypresses Chamaecyparis thyoide Cedars, Yellow Cypresses, Lawson's False txid187463 Lawson False Cypress thyoides, Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis lawsonianas Cypress, Hinoki txid13414 Atlantic White Cedar txid13415 Cypresses, Yellow Lawsons False Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusas Chamaecypari Chamaecyparis White Cedar, Atlantic Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson's False Cypress obtusas, Chamaecyparis Cypress, Lawson's False Hinoki Cypress txid58030 txid85954 False Cypress, Lawson's Lawson's False Cypresses Chamaecyparis obtusa Chamaecyparis thyoides Cedar, Atlantic White Cypress, Yellow Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Cedar, Yellow lawsonianas, Chamaecyparis Cedars, Atlantic White Yellow Cedar