Rough-Barked Arizona Cypress
Cupressus arizonica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Punjab
How to identify Rough-Barked Arizona Cypress
Identify Rough-Barked Arizona Cypress by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Rough fibrous reddish bark.
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glaucous.
- In India, compare location records such as Punjab.
- Confirm it sits within the Cupressaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rough-Barked Arizona Cypress.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cupressus arizonica
- Genus
- Cupressus
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- Punjab
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.“The leaves are scale-like, 2–5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlaucousrecordedCoated in a fine waxy bloom, giving a pale blue-grey or silvery look.“The foliage grows in dense sprays, varying from dull gray-green to bright glaucous blue-green.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rough-Barked Arizona Cypress itself; the rest are typical of the Cupressaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Cupressaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Rough-Barked Arizona Cypress
A member of the Cupressaceae family, Rough-barked Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Punjab. It is planted.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Cupressaceae
Cypress Family
Rough-Barked Arizona Cypress belongs to the Cupressaceae family.
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