Species Details

Hesperocyparis nevadensis

Piute cypress

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Classification

Scientific Name: Hesperocyparis nevadensis (Abrams) Bartel
Common Name: Piute cypress
Family:	Cupressaceae
Element Code:	PGCUP04012
USDA Plants Symbol:	HENE2
Synonyms/Other Names: Cupressus nevadensis Abrams Cupressus arizonica Greene ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E. Murray Callitropsis nevadensis

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; 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:
720 - 1830 meters
2360 - 6005 feet

General Habitats:

Closed-cone coniferous forest
Chaparral
Cismontane woodland
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by grazing and mining. BA and RNA established by USFS and BLM for this plant. See Torreya 19:92 (1919) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	13	72 %
Grazing	10	55%
Mining	2	11%
Other	2	11%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	5%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	5%
ORV activity	1	5%
Improper burning regime	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					18
A	B	C	D	X	U
9	2	0	2	0	5

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	17
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	18
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alta Sierra (3511865), Emerald Mtn. (3511833), Kernville (3511874), Lake Isabella North (3511864), Lake Isabella South (3511854), Miracle Hot Springs (3511855), Woolstalf Creek (3511853)

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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