
western cypresses
Hesperocyparis
Hesperocyparis (western cypress) is a genus of trees in the family Cupressaceae, containing North American species otherwise assigned to the genus Cupressus. It contains the following species:
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Monterey Cypress
speciesHesperocyparis macrocarpa

Mexican cypress
speciesHesperocyparis lusitanica
Arizona cypress
speciesHesperocyparis arizonica
Smooth Arizona cypress
speciesHesperocyparis glabra

Sargent's cypress
speciesHesperocyparis sargentii

Tecate cypress
speciesHesperocyparis forbesii

pygmy cypress
speciesHesperocyparis pygmaea

McNab cypress
speciesHesperocyparis macnabiana

santa cruz cypress
speciesHesperocyparis abramsiana

Gowen cypress
speciesHesperocyparis goveniana

baker's cypress
speciesHesperocyparis bakeri

cuyamaca cypress
speciesHesperocyparis stephensonii

piute cypress
speciesHesperocyparis nevadensis
Guadalupe cypress
speciesHesperocyparis guadalupensis

San Pedro cypress
speciesHesperocyparis montana

El Rincon cypress
speciesHesperocyparis revealiana

Bentham Cypress
speciesHesperocyparis benthamii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 325545.