Cupressus macrocarpa

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

Hartw. ex Gord.

Common Name/s:

English	–	Monterey Cypress
Spanish	–	Ciprés de California, Ciprés Monterrey

Synonym/s:

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartw. ex Gordon) Bartel

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Conifer Specialist Group

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	In the wild this species is restricted to two healthy subpopulations occurring in Point Lobos and Point Cypress.
Countries:	Native: United States (California)
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Population:	A widely planted and naturalized species. The Point Lobos subpopulation is thought to contain between 500 and 1,000 individuals.

Population:

A widely planted and naturalized species. The Point Lobos subpopulation is thought to contain between 500 and 1,000 individuals.

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Conservation Actions:	Both subpopulations are protected.

Conservation Actions:

Both subpopulations are protected.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus macrocarpa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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