Hesperocyparis goveniana, the Californian cypress or Gowen cypress, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, that is endemic to a small area of coastal California near Monterey.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Gowen 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 pygmaea
- Hesperocyparis abramsiana
- Hesperocyparis sargentii
- Hesperocyparis forbesii
- Hesperocyparis stephensonii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Hesperocyparis
- Species
- Hesperocyparis goveniana
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