santa cruz cypress

Hesperocyparis abramsiana

Member of cypresses (genus Hesperocyparis)
cypress family (family Cupressaceae)
conifers (order Pinales)

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• crown symmetric, often dense, generally pyramidal in age
• foliage bright to dark green, not glaucous
• plant 6–10 m
• found in the Santa Cruz mountains

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Hesperocyparis abramsiana → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
• Hesperocyparis abramsiana / Cupressus abramsiana / Callitropsis abramsiana → CalPhotos
• Cupressus goveniana → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora