- Cupressus glabra
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Cupressus glabra 
Cupressus glabra male pollen cones Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Cupressus Species: C. glabra Binomial name Cupressus glabra
Sudw.Synonyms - C. arizonica var. glabra (Sudw.) Little
- C. arizonica subsp. glabra (Sudw.) A.E.Murray
Cupressus glabra, known as the Arizona Smooth Bark Cypress, is a species of conifer native to the American Southwest, with a range stretching over the canyons and slopes in a somewhat wide vicinity around Sedona, Arizona. It was first described by George Bishop Sudworth in 1910.[1]
It is distinguished from the closely related Cupressus arizonica, of which it is sometimes listed as a mere variety, by its very smooth, non-furrowed bark which can appear in shades of pink, cherry, and grey.
It is often seen in cultivation, as unlike Monterey Cypress, it has proved almost immune to Cypress Canker.
References
- Wolf, C. B. & Wagener, W. E. (1948). The New World cypresses. El Aliso 1: 195-205.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=676748-1. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
External links
Categories:- Cupressus
- Plants described in 1910
- Trees of Arizona
- Conifer stubs
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