PLANTS Profile for Hesperocyparis abramsiana (Santa Cruz cypress)

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PLANTS Profile

Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel
Santa Cruz cypress

Symbol:

HEAB2

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel

Cupressus abramsiana

©Mark W. Skinner. United States, CA, Santa Cruz Co., Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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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

Native

Introduced

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

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 07:06 PM CDT