PLANTS Profile for Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress)

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PLANTS Profile

Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.
Monterey cypress

Symbol:

CUMA2

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		I

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Photo of Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

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Distribution:
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.


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USA (CA), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 14 species in Cupressus

Classification:
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

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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	Cupressus L. – cypress
Species	Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord. – Monterey cypress

Introduced Information:
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

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:
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

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 183480.

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

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Related Web Sites:
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

CA-Jepson Flora Project

CA-Native Plants of Montara Mountain

FL-University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service

Gymnosperm Database

HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA FS Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)

VA-VTree ID

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 05:00 AM MDT