Hesperocyparis macnabiana(synonym of Cupressus macnabiana) |
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa |
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MacNab cypress |
Monterey cypress |
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Habit | Trees to 10 m; crown broadly conical. | |
Leaves | ovate, approximately 1.5 mm long, dark green, occasionally glaucous, with conspicuous pit-like abaxial gland; resin copious and sticky, sometimes glaucous. |
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Pollen cones | 15–25 mm long. |
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Seeds | 2–5 mm; light to medium brown; wing less than width of the body. |
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Trunks | to 1 m in diameter; bark rough, furrowed, fibrous; branchlets comb-like; to 1 mm in diameter. |
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Seed cones | globose, 1.5–2.5 cm long, brown to gray, not glaucous; scales 6–8; umbos present, 2–4 mm long. |
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Hesperocyparis macnabiana |
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Lower elevation woodland, often on serpentine substrates. 300–1400 m. Sisk. CA. Native. While long rumored to occur in Oregon, it was not until 2010 that botanist Frank Callahan located and documented this species in a remote area of Jackson County. |
[This taxon does not have a floristic treatment in Flora of Oregon.] |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 111 Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 529 Stephen Meyers |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Callitropsis macnabiana, Cupressus macnabiana | Cupressus macrocarpa |
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