Cupressus macrocarpa |
Cupressus bakeri |
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ciprés monterrey, Monterey cypress |
Baker cypress, Modoc cypress, Siskiyou cypress |
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Habit | Trees to 25 m; crown generally broadly spreading, especially on exposed headlands, fairly sparse, often composed of few major limbs from near ground, more upright in sheltered locations. | Trees to 30 m; crown broadly columnar, sparse. |
Bark | rough, fibrous. |
smooth at first, later building up in layers. |
Branchlets | decussate, 1.5–2 mm diam. |
decussate, 0.5–1.3 mm diam. |
Leaves | without gland or sometimes with inconspicuous, shallow, pitlike, abaxial gland that does not produce drop of resin, not glaucous. |
with conspicuous, pitlike, abaxial gland that produces drop of resin, slightly glaucous. |
Pollen cones | 4–6 × 2.5–3 mm; pollen sacs 6–10. |
2–3 × 2–2.5 mm; pollen sacs 3–5. |
Seed(s) | cones oblong, 2.5–4 cm, grayish brown, not glaucous; scales 4–6 pairs, smooth, umbo nearly flat at maturity. |
cones globose, mostly 1–2 cm, silvery, not glaucous; scales 3–4 pairs, usually covered with resin blisters, umbos often prominent, those of distal scales erect, to 4 mm. |
2n | = 22. |
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Cupressus macrocarpa |
Cupressus bakeri |
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Habitat | Coastal bluffs | Mixed evergreen forests |
Elevation | 5–35 m (0–100 ft) | 1100–2000 m (3600–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; OR
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Discussion | The geographically most restricted taxon recognized here, Cupressus macrocarpa is confined today to two picturesque groves near Monterey, but it is also known from fossils to have been in other regions. It is much planted and commonly naturalized near the coast from central California north to Washington and in warm temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Cupressaceae > Cupressus | Cupressaceae > Cupressus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. bakeri subsp. matthewsii, C. macnabiana var. bakeri | |
Name authority | Hartweg: J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 187. (1847) | Jepson: Fl. Calif. 1: 61. (1909) |
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