Cupressus macnabiana
Cupressus arizonica
Macnab cypress, Macnab's cypress
Arizona cypress, Arizona smooth cypress, cedro, cedro blanco, ciprés de Arizona, Cuyamaca cypress, Piute cypress
rough, furrowed, fibrous.
smooth at first, remaining so or becoming rough, furrowed, fibrous.
comblike, 0.5–1 mm diam.
decussate, 1.3–2.3 mm diam.
with conspicuous, pitlike, abaxial gland that produces drop of resin, sometimes glaucous.
usually with conspicuous, pitlike, abaxial gland that produces drop of resin, often highly glaucous.
2–3 × 2 mm;
pollen sacs 3–5.
2–5 × 2 mm;
pollen sacs mostly 4–6.
cones globose, mostly 1.5–2.5 cm, brown or gray, not glaucous;
scales 3–4 pairs, smooth except for erect conic umbos, 2–4 mm.
cones globose or oblong, mostly 2–3 cm, gray or brown, often glaucous at first;
scales mostly 3–4 pairs, smooth or with scattered resin blisters, sometimes with erect conic umbos to 4 mm, especially on apical scales.
trees to 12 m;
crown broadly conical, dense.
= 22.
Cupressus macnabiana
Cupressus arizonica
In the inner north Coast Ranges Cupressus macnabiana and C. sargentii produce the only known natural hybrids in Cupressus (L. Lawrence et al. 1975).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Bark texture and foliage features have been used to distinguish geographic varieties or segregate species. Although bark texture may be consistent within populations, over the species as a whole there is complete intergradation between smooth and fibrous barks. Various forms are commonly cultivated and sometimes persistent in the southern United States.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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