Hesperocyparis glabra, the Arizona smooth bark cypress or smooth Arizona cypress, is a conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native to the American Southwest, with a range stretching over the canyons and slopes in a somewhat wide vicinity around Sedona, Arizona. It is distinguished from Hesperocyparis arizonica by its very smooth, non-furrowed bark which can appear in shades of pink, cherry, and grey.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Smooth Arizona cypress being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hesperocyparis arizonica
- Hesperocyparis nevadensis
- Hesperocyparis stephensonii
- Hesperocyparis guadalupensis
- Hesperocyparis bakeri
- Juniperus deppeana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Hesperocyparis
- Species
- Hesperocyparis glabra
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