Cupressus torulosa, the Himalayan cypress or Bhutan cypress, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae, a cypress tree native to the mountainous northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, in the western Himalayas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of West Himalayan 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 lusitanica
- Cupressus sempervirens
- Juniperus procera
- Hesperocyparis arizonica
- Juniperus chinensis
- Platycladus orientalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Cupressus
- Species
- Cupressus torulosa
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