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Cupressus sempervirens  L.
Italian cypress
Cupressus sempervirens is a tree that is not native to California.
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Genus: Cupressus
Family: Cupressaceae  
Category: gymnosperm  
PLANTS group:Gymnosperm
Jepson eFlora section: gymnosperm

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Information about  Cupressus sempervirens from other sources
USDA PLANTS Profile (CUSE2)

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[Wikipedia] Fire Resistance: In July 2012, a forest fire, lasting five days, devastated 20,000 hectares of forest in the Valencian village of Andilla. However, amid the charred landscape, a group of 946 cypress trees about 22 years old was virtually unharmed, and only 12 cypresses were burned. Andilla cypresses were planted by the CypFire European project studying various aspects of the cypresses, including fire resistance. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 07/26/2024).