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Torreya californica (California nutmeg; Stinking cedar; California torreya)

Synonyms: Caryotaxus myristica; Foetataxus myristica; Torreya myristica; Tumion californicum (homotypic); Tumion californicum var. littoralis
Language: Chi; Fre; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Rus

Wikipedia Abstract

Torreya californica is species of conifer endemic to California, occurring in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is commonly known as California nutmeg or California torreya (although not closely related to true nutmeg).
View Wikipedia Record: Torreya californica

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Torreya californica

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  83 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Dioecious
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Scent [2]  The bruised leaves release a powerful resinous smell;
Specific Gravity [4]  0.44
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  The roots have been used as splints in basketry; Wood - straight-grained, strong, light, soft, easily worked. Of no commercial value;
Height [2]  49 feet (15 m)
Width [2]  26 feet (8 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
View Plants For A Future Record : Torreya californica

Predators

Puto cupressi (California nutmeg mealybug)[5]
Spilococcus andersoni (Anderson mealybug)[5]

Range Map

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

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
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
♦ 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