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Cupressus goveniana var. abramsiana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name: Cupressus goveniana var. abramsiana
Species Authority: (C.B.Wolf) Little
Common Name/s:
English Santa Cruz Cypress
Synonym/s:
Callitropsis abramsiana (C. B. Wolf) D. P. Little
Cupressus abramsiana C. B. Wolf
Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C. B. Wolf) Bartel
Taxonomic Notes: Commonly recognised as A. abramsiana.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered C2a ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Confined to fewer than ten groves in the Santa Cruz Mts.
Countries:
Native:
United States (California)
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Population [top]

Population: This variety is rare. Each subpopulation is thought to have fewer than 100 individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are threats from residential and agricultural developments, alteration of fire regimes and introgression of conifer species, which may also increase the risk from fires.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None of the subpopulations is officially protected.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus goveniana var. abramsiana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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