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Citation: Farjon, A. 2013. Cupressus arizonica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013:
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Synonym(s):
• Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel
Common Name(s):
• English: Arizona Cypress, Piute Cypress
• Spanish: Cedro, Cedro Blanco
Taxonomic Source(s):
Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Koninklijke Brill, Leiden.
Taxonomic Notes:
As for the other American true cypresses (genus Cupressus) workers with DNA sequence data have
recently erected a new genus, Hesperocyparis, to accommodate these species and separate them from
“old world” cypresses. Other studies of a similar kind indicate that this is premature, and the suggestion
is not followed here.
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Justification:
Despite the threatened status of several of its varieties, which have disjunct and limited ranges, the
species as a whole occurs over a huge area in the SW of North America. The nominate variety has an
almost similar range (does not occur in California) and is Least Concern like the species as a whole and is
therefore not assessed separately.
Geographic Range
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Range Description:
This species is found in southwestern USA (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and Mexico (Baja
California Norte, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí,
Tamaulipas).
Country Occurrence:
Native: Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora,
Tamaulipas, Zacatecas); United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas)
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Population
This species is widespread but usually only found in small fragmented subpopulations.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Systems: Terrestrial
Credits
Assessor(s): Farjon, A.
Reviewer(s): Thomas, P.
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Bibliography
Farjon, A. 2005. A Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Farjon, A. 2010. Conifer Database (June 2008) In Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual
Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin
T., Baillargeon G., eds). Reading, UK. Available at: http://www.catalogueoflife.org/.
IUCN. 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2013.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 12 June 2013).
Citation
Farjon, A. 2013. Cupressus arizonica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T42216A2962318.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42216A2962318.en
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Appendix
Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Major
Habitat Season Suitability
Importance?
Threats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
In-Place Education
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Conservation Actions Needed
1. Land/water protection -> 1.1. Site/area protection
Population
Population severely fragmented: Yes
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