Calflora
Taxon  Report   11207    
Hesperocyparis abramsiana  (C. B. Wolf) Bartel  var. butanoensis  (Silba) Bartel & R.P. Adams
Santa cruz cypress
Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. butanoensis, a gymnosperm, is a tree that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Cupressus abramsiana
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   CNDDB
State of California status: Endangered. Federal status: Threatened.
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Observation Search
(4 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSCupressus abramsiana ssp. butanoensis
JEFCupressus butanoensis
More information about  Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. butanoensis
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

CNPS Inventory


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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/29/2022).