Taxon Report

Hesperocyparis bakeri (Jeps.) Bartel

Baker cypress

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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

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen tree
Blooming Period:
Elevation:	820-1995 (2690-6545)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Serpentine (sometimes), Volcanic (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	IUCN_VU; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_KewBG; SB_USDA
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

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:

Selected References

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 6 January 2025].