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Cupressus arizonica (Arizona cypress; Paiute cypress; Cuyamaca cypress)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cupressus arizonica, the Arizona cypress, is a North American species of trees in the cypress family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and southern California, with a few populations in southern Nevada and in the Chisos Mountains of western Texas), and in Mexico (Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Durango, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas and northern Baja California). In the wild, the species is often found in small, scattered populations, not necessarily in large forests. An example occurrence is within the Sierra Juárez and San Pedro Mártir pine-oak forests of Mexico, where it is found along with Canyon Live Oak and California Fan Palm.
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Infraspecies

Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica (Rough Arizona Cypress) (Attributes)
Cupressus arizonica var. glabra (Smooth Arizona Cypress) (Attributes)
Cupressus arizonica var. montana
Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis (Piute Cypress) (Attributes)
Cupressus arizonica var. stephensonii (Cuyamaca Cypress) (Attributes)

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  High
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  91 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Monoecious
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Specific Gravity [3]  0.44
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Trees are very drought tolerant and are planted on slopes in its native range in order to prevent soil erosion; Wood - soft, close-grained; Hard, heavy and durable according to another report; Used for general construction and fuel;
Height [2]  82 feet (25 m)
Width [1]  19 feet (5.7 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Water Use [1]  Low to Very Low
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Chiricahua National Monument V 1421 Arizona, United States
Zion National Park II 135667 Utah, United States

Predators

Range Map

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
3Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0