Cupressus goveniana

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name:

Cupressus goveniana

Species Authority:

Gordon.

Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:

See Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana

Common Name/s:

English

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Dwarf Cypress, Gowen Cypress, Mendocino Cypress, North Coast Cypress, Pygmy Cypress, Santa Cruz Cypress

Range Description:	The species as a whole is known from less than 2,000 individuals scattered between about 15 subpopulations. It is unlikely that any of these subpopulations contains more than 250 individuals. The typical variety occurs in S.F.B. Morse Botanical Reserve, Point Lobos Reserve and along the coast in Mendocin and north-west Sonoma Counties; while var abramsiana is confined to the Santa Cruz Mountains. The coastal populations are sometimes known as var. pygmaea.
Countries:	Native: United States (California)
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Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	There are some pressures from local residential and agricultural developments, altered fire regimes and possibly from non-native plants.

Major Threat(s):

There are some pressures from local residential and agricultural developments, altered fire regimes and possibly from non-native plants.

Conservation Actions:	The species is protected in Point Lobos Reserve.

Conservation Actions:

The species is protected in Point Lobos Reserve.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus goveniana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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