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Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartw.) Bartel

Monterey cypress (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Hesperocyparis

Characteristics

Tree to 20 m tall, densely branched to ground. Branches horizontally spreading. Juvenile leaves to 10 mm long. Adult leaves not dimorphic, to 8 mm long (usually c. 2 mm), dark green, with ±spreading, pungent tips to 2 mm long, not glandular. Male cones oblong or elliptic, to 5 mm long, 3 mm diam. Female cones ovoid to cylindrical, 20-50 mm long, comprising (8-) 10 (-14) fertile scales; each with 6-20 seeds, maturing in 2 years. Cotyledons 3 or 4.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use fuel material medicinal poison windbreak
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa world distribution map, present in Australia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60451558-2
WFO ID wfo-0000912974
COL ID 3L5D5
BDTFX ID 167141
INPN ID 93578
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Synonyms

Callitropsis macrocarpa Cupressus reinwardtii Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Neocupressus macrocarpa Cupressus hartwegii Cupressus lambertiana Cupressus macrocarpa var. angulata Cupressus macrocarpa var. farallonensis Cupressus macrocarpa subsp. lobosensis
WorldFloraDB 2024