Santa cruz cypress

Hesperocyparis abramsiana, the Santa Cruz cypress, is a species of coniferous tree in the cypress family. The species is endemic to the Santa Cruz Mountains within the Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties of west-central California. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the species on the Endangered Species Act in 1987 due to increasing threats from habitat loss and disruption of natural forest fire regimes. In 2016, the conservation status of the Santa Cruz cypress changed to Threatened. The cited reasoning was a decrease in threats against their habitat.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Santa cruz 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 sargentii
• Hesperocyparis goveniana
• Hesperocyparis forbesii
• Hesperocyparis pygmaea
• Hesperocyparis macnabiana
• Hesperocyparis macrocarpa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Hesperocyparis

Species

Hesperocyparis abramsiana

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