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Mcnab Cypress
( Hesperocyparis macnabiana )
Hesperocyparis macnabiana
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About Mcnab Cypress (Hesperocyparis macnabiana)
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Cupressus macnabiana
(McNab 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 meter (rarely to 17 meter) tall, with a spreading crown that is often broader than it is tall. The foliage is produced in dense, short flat sprays (unlike most other California cypresses, which do not have flattened sprays), bright waxy pale gray-green in color, with a strong spicy-resinous scent. The leaves are scale-like, 1-2 millimeter long with an acute tip, and a conspicuous white resin gland on the center of the leaf. Young seedlings produce needle-like leaves up to 10 millimeter long in their first year.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Tree
Size
9.8 - 39.4 ft tall
Dormancy
Evergreen
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 10
likely
* )
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Muir's Hairstreak
Callophrys muiri
Callophrys muiri
*
Olive Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
Callophrys gryneus
*
Fall Webworm
Hyphantria cunea
Hyphantria cunea
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Gloveria arizonensis
Gloveria arizonensis
*
Cypress Webber
Hypsopygia phoezalis
Hypsopygia phoezalis
*
Digrammia napensis
Digrammia napensis
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 10
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Tolerates sand and clay often with a rocky substrate
Common uses
Bank Stabilization, Deer Resistant
Sunset Zones
?
4, 5, 6, 7*, 14, 15*, 16*, 17, 18*, 19, 20, 21*, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dry slopes and flats
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 13.2" - 65.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.24" - 1.47", Coldest Month: 33.8" - 52.1", Hottest Month: 60.5" - 78.6", Humidity: 1.16" - 24.33", Elevation: 1" - 4728"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Cupressus macnabiana
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Hesperocyparis macnabiana
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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