Hesperocyparis forbesii

Hesperocyparis forbesii
One of the few survivors of 2006 Coal Canyon Fire, Cleveland National Forest

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Hesperocyparis
Species:
H. forbesii
Binomial name
Hesperocyparis forbesii
(Jeps.) Bartel (2009)
Natural range of Hesperocyparis forbesii
Hesperocyparis forbesii (green)
Hesperocyparis guadalupensis (red)
Synonyms
List
    • Callitropsis forbesii (Jeps.) D.P.Little (2006)
    • Cupressus forbesii Jeps. (1922)
    • Cupressus guadalupensis var. forbesii (Jeps.) Little (1970)
    • Cupressus guadalupensis subsp. forbesii (Jeps.) R.M.Beauch. (1978)
    • Neocupressus guadalupensis var. forbesii (Jeps.) de Laub. (2009)

Hesperocyparis forbesii, with the common names Tecate cypress or Forbes' cypress, is a nonflowering, seed bearing tree species of western cypress native to southwestern North America in California and Baja California. It was formerly known as Cupressus forbesii.

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