Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cupressaceae
State: BC, CA
Nature Serve ID: 128986
Lifeform: Tree
Categories of Interest: Conifers
Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/17/2019

Description:

Where is Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Monterey Cypress can historically be found in British Columbia, California

Which CPC Partners conserve Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/13/17

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 01/17/19

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Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Authority	Bartel
Family	Cupressaceae
CPC Number	1156
ITIS
USDA	HEMA22
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Monterey Cypress \| ciprés Monterrey
Associated Scientific Names	Cupressus macrocarpa \| Callitropsis macrocarpa \| Hesperocyparis macrocarpa \| Cupressus hartwegii \| Cupressus lambertiana \| Cupressus lambertiana var. fastigiata \| Cupressus macrocarpa var. angulata \| Cupressus macrocarpa var. crippsii \| Cupressus macrocarpa var. farallonensis \| Cupressus macrocarpa f. fastigiata \| Cupressus macrocarpa f. crippsii \| Cupressus macrocarpa var. lambertiana \| Cupressus macrocarpa subsp. lobosensis \| Cupressus macrocarpa f. lutea \| Cupressus macrocarpa var. lutea \| Cupressus macrocarpa f. pygmaea \| Cupressus reinwardtii \| Neocupressus macrocarpa
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
British Columbia	SNR
California	S1

Ecological Relationships

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