Species Details
Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana
Santa Cruz cypress
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Scientific Name: Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Bartel var. abramsiana |
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Common Name: Santa Cruz cypress |
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| Family: | Cupressaceae | |
| Element Code: | PGCUP04081 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | HEABA | |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Fed List: | FT (2016-03-21) |
| State List: | CE (1979-11-01) |
| Global Rank: | G1T1 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_UCSC |
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CRPR Changes: |
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| Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2023-05-02 |
| Lifeform: perennial evergreen tree | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation:
280 - 800 meters 920 - 2625 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Notes: Known only from the Santa Cruz Mtns. Threatened by development, agriculture, alteration of fire regimes, and introgression from planted H. macrocarpa and H glabra. See Cupressus abramsiana in The Jepson Manual (1993); USFWS also uses this name. See Aliso 1:215-222 (1948) for original description, Madroño 2(4):189-194 (1952) for distributional information, and Phytologia 91(1):160-185 and 91(2):287-299 (2009) for taxonomic treatments. |
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Threats: |
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Taxonomy: |
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| Threat List Total: | 13 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 5 | 71 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| Logging | 4 | 57% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 3 | 42% |
| Development | 3 | 42% |
| Improper burning regime | 3 | 42% |
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 2 | 28% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 2 | 28% |
| Hybridization | 2 | 28% |
| Other | 2 | 28% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 14% |
| ORV activity | 1 | 14% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 14% |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 14% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 14% |
| Total Occurrences: | 7 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 2 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 5 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 7 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Santa Cruz (SCR) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Big Basin (3712222), Davenport (3712212), Felton (3712211) |
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Presumed Extant
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