Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
CONIFEROPSIDA |
CONIFERALES |
CUPRESSACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana
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Common Name/s:
| English |
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Dwarf Cypress, Gowen Cypress, Mendocino Cypress, North Coast Cypress, Pygmy Cypress, Santa Cruz Cypress |
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| Synonym/s: |
Callitropsis goveniana (Gordon) D.P. Little
Cupressus goveniana Gordon subspecies pigmaea (Lemmon) A. Camus
Hesperocyparis goveniana (Gordon) Bartel
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 2.3
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| Year Published: |
2000 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Conifer Specialist Group |
| Reviewer/s: |
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| Contributor/s: |
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| History: |
| 1998 |
– |
Vulnerable
(Oldfield et al. 1998)
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| 1998 |
– |
Vulnerable
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| 1997 |
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Endangered
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Five subpopulations known, in S.F.B. Morse Botanical Reserve, Point Lobos Reserve, where the species is protected, and along the coast in Mendocin and north-west Sonoma Counties. The coastal populations are sometimes known as var. pygmaea. |
| Countries: |
Native: United States (California) |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
Less than 1,000 individuals are thought to exist.
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Major Threat(s): |
There are some pressures from local development, altered fire regimes and possibly from non-native plants.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The taxon is protected in Point Lobos Reserve.
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