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Macnab cypress

It is endemic to northern California. Cupressus macnabiana is one of the most widely distributed of all the native California cypresses, found growing in chaparral, oak woodlands, and coniferous woodlands habitats along the inner northern California Coast Ranges and the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada. MacNab cypress is often associated with ultramafic soils.

* Cupressus macnabiana (Callitropsis macnabiana; Macnab Cypress) * Cupressus macrocarpa (Callitropsis macrocarpa; Monterey Cypress) * Cupressus pigmaea (Cupressus goveniana var. More

Cupressus macnabiana (MacNab Cypress or Shasta Cypress) is a species of cypress endemic to northern California. It is one of the most widely distributed of all the native California cypresses, found growing in chaparral, oak woodlands and coniferous woodlands along the inner northern Coast Ranges and the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 3-12 m (rarely to 17 m) tall, with a spreading crown that is often broader than it is tall. More

Distribution of Cupressus macnabiana (Griffin and Critchfield 1972). Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Conservation status Cupressus macnabiana = A. Murray 1855 Common Names MacNab cypress (Elias 1987). Taxonomic Notes Synonymy: * Callitropsis macnabiana (A. Murray bis) D.P. Little 2006; * Hesperocyparis macnabiana (A. More