Species Details

Hesperocyparis pygmaea

pygmy cypress

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Photo of Hesperocyparis pygmaea
© 2009 Neal Kramer
Photo of Hesperocyparis pygmaea
© 2018 Hannah Kang
Photo of Hesperocyparis pygmaea
© 2021 Robert Steers
Notes:
Threatened by development, logging, and vehicles. See Phytologia 70(4):229-230 (1990) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 13
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 29 78 %
THREAT LIST:
Road/trail construction/maint. 19 51%
Development 15 40%
Logging 12 32%
ORV activity 7 18%
Wood cutting or brush clearing 6 16%
Total Occurrences: 37
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
2 6 7 6 0 16
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 6
Recent <=20 Years 31
Presence:
Presumed Extant 37
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Albion (3912327), Cold Spring (3912315), Elk (3912326), Eureka Hill (3812385), Fort Bragg (3912347), Gualala (3812375), Hales Grove (3912377), Mathison Peak (3912336), Mendocino (3912337), Northspur (3912345), Noyo Hill (3912346), Plantation (3812353), Point Arena (3812386), Saunders Reef (3812376)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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