Cupressaceae Cupressus arizonica var. 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:
- Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica
- Cupressus arizonica var. glabra
- Cupressus arizonica var. montana
- Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis
- Cupressus arizonica var. stephensonii
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
7, 76, ARI, 77, NWM, TEX, 79, MXE, MXE-CU, MXE-CO, MXE-DU, MXE-NL, MXE-SL, MXE-TA, MXE-ZA, MXN, MXN-SO
Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica are subtropical/tropical dry forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2700 up to 2700 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica are:
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Abies concolor
- Calocedrus decurrens
- Pinus ponderosa
- Pinus jeffreyi
- Pinus arizonica
- Pinus leiophylla
- Pinus lambertiana
- Pinus sabiniana
- Pinus coulteri
- Pinus cembroides
- Pinus edulis
- Pinus monophylla
- Juniperus deppeana var. pachyphlaea
- Juniperus californica
USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus arizonica var. 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 var. arizonica is unknown. There are no known threats for Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus arizonica var. 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 bakeri
- Cupressus cashmeriana
- Cupressus chengiana
- Cupressus duclouxiana
- Cupressus dupreziana
- Cupressus funebris
- Cupressus goveniana
- Cupressus guadalupensis
- Cupressus lusitanica
- Cupressus macnabiana
- Cupressus macrocarpa
- Cupressus sargentii
- Cupressus sempervirens
- Cupressus torulosa
Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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