Widdringtonia nodiflora

Cupressaceae Callitropsis nootkatensis Oerst.

Etymology
Xanthocyparis refers to ‘golden cypress’, the common name for Xanthocyparis vietnamensis.
nootkatensis refers to Nootka Island, close to where it was first described; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Nootka cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 70, ASK, 71, BRC, 73, ORE, WAS, 76, CAL

Habitat
The natural habitats for Callitropsis nootkatensis are unknown. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 0 up to 2300 metres. Other conifers associated with Callitropsis nootkatensis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Callitropsis nootkatensis is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Callitropsis nootkatensis is stable. There are no known threats for Callitropsis nootkatensis.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Callitropsis nootkatensis 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 Callitropsis nootkatensis is Callitropsis. Because Callitropsis contains only one species, this taxon is considered as monotypic.Callitropsis nootkatensis is further placed under Cupressoideae. Callitropsis nootkatensis is also placed under Cupressaceae.

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Cultivars
‘Albovariegata’, ‘Argentea’, ‘Argenteovariegata’, ‘Aurea’, ‘Aureovariegata’, ‘Aureoviridis’, ‘Boyko’s Sundown’, ‘Columnaris’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Compacta Glauca’, ‘Compacta Viridis’, ‘Ericoides’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Glauca Aureovariegata’, ‘Glauca Compacta’, ‘Glauca Pendula’, ‘Glauca Vera’, ‘Glenmore’, ‘Gloria Polonica’, ‘Golden Waterfall’, ‘Gracilis’, ‘Green Arrow’, ‘Jubilee’, ‘Klippert’, ‘Laura Aurora’, ‘Lutea’, ‘Moon Shot’, ‘Nana’, ‘Nidifera’, ‘Nutans’, ‘Nordkroken’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Pendula Variegata’, ‘Pendula Vera’, ‘Pyramidalis’, ‘Schneverdingen’, ‘Sparkling Arrow’, ‘Strict Weeper’, ‘Tatra’, ‘Torwood’, ‘Van den Aker’, ‘Variegata’, ‘Viridis’, ‘Viridis Pendula’