Cupressus arizonica Greene

  • Filed As

    Cupressaceae
    Cupressus arizonica Greene

  • Collector(s)

    C. B. Wolf 11490, 05 Nov 1944

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Kern Co. Piute Mountains, Back Canyon 7 miles up from Caliente to Claraville Road.

  • Habitat

    Semishade, hillsides. Upper Sonoran: Digger pines, Douglas oaks. Common. Dec. granite, red clay.

  • Description

    Tree 25 ft., spread 25 ft., trunk diameter 20 inches. This grove consists of only a few thousand trees at most. The bark is rough gray and fibrous on the main trunk, reddish on the branches, but not really smooth. Mature cones are mostly gray and large. A rancher at th lower end of Back Canyon said he knew about the cypresses, and that no others were known to him in the region, and that he had run cattle there all his life. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Foliage, cones and bark strip mounted on sheet (NY barcode 16582) and more cones mouted on sheet (NY barcode 16577)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 16577

    Occurrence ID: 84e95f3c-8bc3-448c-b84c-cebeb5ccb6fd

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Kern Co.

  • Locality

    Piute Mountains, Back Canyon 7 miles up from Caliente to Claraville Road

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1371.6 m. (4500 ft.)

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