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Hesperocyparis goveniana

Cupressus goveniana

Also called Gowen Cypress, Mendocino Cypress, North Coast Cypress, California Cypress, Gowan Cypress, Californian Cypress, Dwarf Cypress

Hesperocyparis goveniana
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain
Family
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Grows as
Tree

About

Hesperocyparis goveniana, the Californian cypress or Gowen cypress, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, that is endemic to a small area of coastal California near Monterey.

Where it grows

The tree is endemic to the Monterey Peninsula in coastal Monterey County, located on the Central Coast of California, in the Western United States.

Other Cupressus plants

Moroccan Cypress · South Tibetan Cypress · Hesperocyparis bakeri · Bhutan Cypress · Cheng Cypress · Yunnan Cypress · Saharan Cypress · Hesperocyparis forbesii · Chinese Weeping Cypress · Tsangpo cypress · Hesperocyparis glabra · Hesperocyparis guadalupensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hesperocyparis goveniana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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