CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Hesperocyparis pygmaea

Common Name:	pygmy cypress
Family:	Cupressaceae
Synonyms:	Cupressus pygmaea, Cupressus goveniana ssp. pigmaea, Callitropsis pygmaea
Element Code:	PGCUP04032
Full Name:	Hesperocyparis pygmaea (Lemmon) Bartel
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: perennial evergreen tree Blooming Period: Habitat: • Closed-cone coniferous forest (usually podzol-like soil)

Rarity Status
CA 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 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 36
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 5 7 8 1 12

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
27	9

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
35	0	1

Notes
Threatened by development, logging, and vehicles. See Phytologia 70(4):229-230 (1990) for revised nomenclature. 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: 30 - 600 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Plantation (520D) 38123E3, Eureka Hill (537A) 38123H5, Point Arena (537B) 38123H6, Saunders Reef (537C) 38123G6, Gualala (537D) 38123G5, Elk (552B) 39123B6, Albion (553A) 39123B7, Noyo Hill (568B) 39123D6, Mathison Peak (568C) 39123C6, Comptche (568D) 39123C5, Fort Bragg (569A) 39123D7, Mendocino (569D) 39123C7

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

538

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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