CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Hesperocyparis nevadensis

Common Name:	Piute cypress
Family:	Cupressaceae
Synonyms:	Callitropsis nevadensis, Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis, Cupressus nevadensis
Element Code:	PGCUP04012
Full Name:	Hesperocyparis nevadensis (Abrams) Bartel
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: perennial evergreen tree Blooming Period: Habitat: • Closed-cone coniferous forest • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 18
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

9 2 0 2 0 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
16	2

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
18	0	0

Notes
Threatened by grazing and mining. BA and RNA established by USFS and BLM for this plant. See Torreya 19:92 (1919) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-09-15

Location

Elevation: 720 - 1830 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Emerald Mtn. (237D) 35118C3, Lake Isabella North (260B) 35118F4, Lake Isabella South (260C) 35118E4, Woolstalf Creek (260D) 35118E3, Alta Sierra (261A) 35118F5, Miracle Hot Springs (261D) 35118E5, Kernville (284C) 35118G4, Tobias Peak (285D) 35118G5

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

537

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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