Cupressus arizonica var. glabra

Cupressus arizonica var. glabra, known as the Arizona smooth bark cypress or smooth Arizona cypress, is a 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.[3]

Cupressus arizonica var. glabra
Male pollen cones

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Cupressus
Species:
C. arizonica
Variety:
C. a. var. glabra
Trinomial name
Cupressus arizonica var. glabra
Natural range of Cupressus arizonica var. glabra
Synonyms[2]
  • Callitropsis glabra (Sudw.) Carrière
  • Cupressus glabra Sudw.
  • Hesperocyparis glabra (Sudw.) Bartel

It is distinguished from Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica 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.
  1. Farjon, A. (2011). "'Cupressus arizonica var. glabra'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 24 September 2016
  3. "Cupressus glabra". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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