PLANTS Profile for Hesperocyparis arizonica (Arizona cypress)

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PLANTS Profile

Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel
Arizona cypress

Symbol:

HEAR22

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		I

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Photo of Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

Cupressus arizonica

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Synonym Information:

CUAR: Characteristics
CUAR: Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc)

Images:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

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Synonyms:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

CAAR6	Callitropsis arizonica (Greene) D.P. Little
CUAR	Cupressus arizonica Greene	Arizona cypress
CUARA	Cupressus arizonica Greene ssp. arizonica	Arizona cypress
NEAR4	Neocupressus arizonica (Greene) de Laub.

Distribution:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

View 19 genera in Cupressaceae, 15 species in Hesperocyparis

Classification:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus	Hesperocyparis Bartel & R.A. Price – Western cypress
Species	Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel – Arizona cypress

Introduced Information:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183464.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

AZ-Arizona State University Arboretum

AZ-Northern Arizona University Image

AZ-University of Arizona Arid Plant List

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FL-US Forest Service Fact Sheet

Gymnosperm Database

IA-Iowa State University Images

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Nearctica Images and Abstract

TX-Vascular Plant Image Gallery (TAMU)

UK-Plants For A Future

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet

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