Calflora
Taxon  Report   11190    
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa  (Hartw.) Bartel
Monterey cypress
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa, a gymnosperm, is a tree that is native to California and and is endemic (limited) to California. This plant can be invasive in parts of California.
also called Callitropsis macrocarpa
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   CNDDB
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
(1435 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
Family: CUPRESSACEAE  
Genus: Hesperocyparis

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

 Alternate Names:
JEF: Cupressus macrocarpa ssp. lobosensis
JEF + PLANTS: Cupressus macrocarpa
JEF: Synonyms:
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More information about  Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images

Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Cal-IPC 2006:  Species Native to Part of California, but Invasive in Other Parts of the State


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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 26, 2021).