SPECIES:  Cupressus sargentii

• Introductory
• Distribution and Occurrence
• Management Considerations
• Botanical and Ecological Characteristics
• Fire Ecology
• Fire Effects
• References

Introductory
SPECIES: Cupressus sargentii



AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Esser, Lora L. 1994. Cupressus sargentii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). 
Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [].




ABBREVIATION : 
CUPSAR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CUSA3


COMMON NAMES : 
   Sargent cypress


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of Sargent cypress is Cupressus
sargentii Jeps. (Cupressaceae) [4,11,23].  There are two recognized
varieties [23,30]:

Cupressus sargentii var. sargentii
Cupressus sargentii var. duttonii Jeps.

Natural hybridization between Sargent cypress and MacNab cypress
(Cupressus macnabiana) has been hypothesized, but evidence for it is
inconclusive [18,29].  

  


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY

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