logo Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit
Taxon  Report  
Hesperocyparis abramsiana  (C. B. Wolf) Bartel  var. abramsiana 
Santa cruz cypress
Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana is a tree that is native to California.
also called Callitropsis abramsiana
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
State of California status: Endangered. Federal status: Threatened.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
(59 records)
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
Parent: Hesperocyparis abramsiana
Genus: Hesperocyparis
Family: Cupressaceae  
Category: gymnosperm  
PLANTS group:Gymnosperm
Jepson eFlora section: gymnosperm

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
CNPSCallitropsis abramsiana
PLANTSCupressus abramsiana ssp. abramsiana
PLANTSCupressus abramsiana ssp. locatellii
PLANTSCupressus abramsiana ssp. neolomondensis
PLANTSCupressus abramsiana ssp. opleri
...
Information about  Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (HEABA)

Photos on Calflora

Photos on CalPhotos

Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/30/2023).