Cupressus arizonica

Cupressaceae Cupressus arizonica Greene

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
arizonica refers to the US state of Arizona; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Arizona cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 5 subordinate taxa for Cupressus arizonica:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 76, ARI, CAL, 77, NWM, TEX, 79, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-NL, MXE-SL, MXE-TA, MXE-ZA, MXN, MXN-SO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus arizonica are subtropical/tropical dry forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, mediterranean-type shrublands, temperate forests, subtropical/tropical dry shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2700 up to 2700 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus arizonica are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus arizonica is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Cupressus arizonica is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus arizonica and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.2 Water Management & Dams
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus arizonica has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Cupressus arizonica is Cupressus. The coordinate taxa for Cupressus arizonica are therefore:

Cupressus arizonica is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus arizonica is also placed under Cupressaceae.

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Cultivars
‘Angaston’, ‘Arctic’, ‘Aurea’, ‘Blue Column’, ‘Blue Ice’, ‘Blue Pyramid’, ‘Blue Spire’, ‘Blue Streak’, ‘Canny’, ‘Caroline Sapphire’, ‘Catt’s Dwarf’, ‘Chaparral’, ‘Clemson Greenspire’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Conica’, ‘Crowborough’, ‘Drue Blue’, ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Fastigiata Aurea’, ‘Garee’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Golden Pyramid’, ‘Golden Rex’, ‘Greenwood’, ‘Greyangold’, ‘Hodginsii’, ‘Janice’, ‘Lakeview’, ‘Lemon Spire’, ‘Limeglow’, ‘Limelight’, ‘Limesheen’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Picaso’, ‘Pyramidalis’, ‘Raywood Weeping’, ‘Sapphire Skies’, ‘Silver Smoke’, ‘Sulfurea’, ‘Summertown’, ‘Variegata’, ‘Watersii’