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Pygmy Cypress (Hesperocyparis pygmaea)

  • Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 139420
  • Lifeform: Tree, Shrub
  • Categories of Interest: Conifers
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/17/2019
Description:

Where is Pygmy Cypress (Hesperocyparis pygmaea) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Pygmy Cypress can historically be found in California

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Nomenclature
Taxon Hesperocyparis pygmaea
Authority (Lemmon) Bartel
Family Cupressaceae
CPC Number 12123
ITIS
USDA HEPI11
Duration Perennial
Common Names Pygmy Cypress
Associated Scientific Names Cupressus pygmaea | Callitropsis pigmaea | Hesperocyparis pigmaea | Hesperocyparis pygmaea
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S1
Ecological Relationships

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