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Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel
Santa Cruz cypress
       
Symbol:   HEAB2  
Group:   Gymnosperm  
Family:   Cupressaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Cupressus abramsiana

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Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

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Synonyms:
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

  CAAB3 Callitropsis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) D.P. Little  
  CUAB Cupressus abramsiana C.B. Wolf   Santa Cruz cypress
  CUGOA Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Little  
  HEGOA Hesperocyparis goveniana (Gordon) Bartel var. abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) de Laub.  
 

Distribution:
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

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USA (CA)
 

Related Taxa:
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

View 20 genera in Cupressaceae, 15 species in Hesperocyparis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel var. abramsiana. .
Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana
Santa Cruz cypress
Distribution of Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel var. butanoensis (Silba) Bartel & R.P. Adams. .
Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. butanoensis
Santa Cruz cypress
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus Hesperocyparis Bartel & R.A. Price – Western cypress
Species Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel – Santa Cruz cypress
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Cupressus abramsiana
Santa Cruz cypress              Endangered
California:
Cupressus abramsiana
Santa Cruz cypress              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

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View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183462.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 

Related Web Sites:
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

CA-Biogeography of the Santa Cruz Cypress

CA-California Department of Fish and Game

CA-Jepson Flora Project

CA-Rhizosphere Image Gallery (UCSC)

Center for Plant Conservation Image

USDI FWS Species Profile

www.conifers.org
 
 
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