Santa Cruz cypress, Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana

Santa Cruz cypress, Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana. This tree has only a few populationsin the Santa Cruz Mountains. They have serotinous cones, which require wildfire to open the cones anddisperse their seeds. This photo shows the open cones after a major fire in 2020. A seedling germinatedunder these cones the following spring! […]

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