Hesperocyparis lusitanica, the Mexican cypress, cedar-of-Goa or Goa cedar, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native to Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras). It has also been introduced to Belize, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, growing at 1,200–3,000 metres (3,900–9,800 ft) altitude.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mexican 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
- Cupressus torulosa
- Juniperus procera
- Hesperocyparis arizonica
- Hesperocyparis guadalupensis
- Cupressus sempervirens
- Juniperus chinensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Hesperocyparis
- Species
- Hesperocyparis lusitanica
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