Hesperocyparis nevadensis, the Paiute cypress, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is endemic to a small area in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California in the western United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Piute 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 stephensonii
- Hesperocyparis arizonica
- Hesperocyparis glabra
- Hesperocyparis macnabiana
- Hesperocyparis sargentii
- Hesperocyparis bakeri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Hesperocyparis
- Species
- Hesperocyparis nevadensis
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