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

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