Species Details

Hesperocyparis bakeri

Baker cypress

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Species Description:

Hesperocyparis bakeri, commonly known as Baker cypress, is a perennial evergreen tree in the Cupressaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chaparral, and Lower montane coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 820 to 1995 meters. Hesperocyparis bakeri is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Hesperocyparis bakeri (Jeps.) Bartel
Common Name: Baker cypress
Family:	Cupressaceae
Element Code:	PGCUP04020
USDA Plants Symbol:	HEBA5
Synonyms/Other Names: Cupressus bakeri Jeps. ssp. matthewsii C.B. Wolf Cupressus bakeri Jeps. Callitropsis bakeri
Name Status:	JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	IUCN_VU; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_KewBG; SB_USDA
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen tree

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
820 - 1995 meters
2690 - 6545 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine (sometimes)
Volcanic (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by fire suppression. Endangered in OR. Includes C. bakeri ssp. matthewsii. See Flora of California 1:61 (1909) by W.L. Jepson for original description, Fremontia 16(3):17-18 (1988) for species account, and Madroño 39(1):79 (1992) for distributional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), El Dorado (ELD), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bucks Lake (3912182), Burney Mtn. East (4012175), Burney Mtn. West (4012176), Cassel (4012185), Dana (4112115), Day (4112123), Dutch Creek (4112381), East of Pondosa (4112125), Fall River Mills (4112114), Finley Butte (4012137), Genesee Valley (4012016), Grass Lake (4112262), Hamburg (4112371), Hogback Ridge (4012184), Huckleberry Mtn. (4112363), Jacks Backbone (4012166), Juniper Flat (4112253), Kangaroo Mtn. (4112382), Kettle Rock (4012026), Lake Shastina (4112254), Medicine Lake (4112155), Montgomery Creek (4012178), Onion Butte (4012125), Paradise East (3912175), Placerville (3812067), Preston Peak (4112375), Seiad Valley (4112372), Solomons Temple (4112263), Thousand Lakes Valley (4012165), Timbered Crater (4112124), Ukonom Lake (4112353)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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