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Sherry Ballard© 2002 California Academy of Sciences (CalPhotos)

 

 

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California (CalPhotos)

Cupressus macrocarpa Gordon
Cupressus macrocarpa, a gymnosperm, is a tree that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California alone [Lum/Walker].

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) lists plants that cause serious problems in native ecosystems. In the 2006 list, Cal-IPC classifies the statewide impact of Cupressus macrocarpa as limited (plant profile).

It was included in the CNPS inventory of rare and endangered plants on list x[1B.2] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

Common names: Monterey cypress
Community: Closed-cone Pine Forest
Family: Cupressaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + PLANTS
CNPS: new name: Callitropsis macrocarpa
ICPN: new name: Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Warning: this name is no longer current.
 
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Cupressus found in California.
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

Hover the mouse over the map to see county names. Click to view records from that county.
 

    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Cupressus macrocarpa  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = CUMA2) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
CNPS Inventory of rare and endangered plants

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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