Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Monterey Cypress at Symonston, ACT
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| Hesperocyparis macrocarpa | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Jul 2016 | |
| Hesperocyparis macrocarpa | BettyDonWood | 16 Jul 2016 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 16 Jul 2016 |
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6 comments
17 Jul 2016
The leaves look like a species of Cupressus. However the 'fruiting bodies' do not. Galls?
17 Jul 2016
It is a young Cupressus but I am not sure which species. I think they are immature cones. Unfortunately I filled my memory card and didn't get a close-up.
17 Jul 2016
I am basing this on the general appearance (habit) and the arrangement of the leaves - opposite each other in pairs at right angles. I am pretty sure the 'fruit' are galls.
17 Jul 2016
I wasn't aware of the change of genus, though I see some States stick with the old name. I am beginning to realise what botanists do on rainy days :-)
18 Jul 2016
Michael Mulvaney, when you have dealt with synonyms of fungi, you could figure out how to treat the synonyms Hesperocyparis macrocarpa and Cupressus macrocarpa. I have one of each in Canberra Nature Map. The Atlas of Living Australia has Hesperocyparis as the accepted name. The ACT Plant Census does not have this species, but has Cupressus arizonica in the 2008 version changed to Hesperocyparis arizonica in the 2012 version. NSW PlantNET Flora Online has only Cupressus lusitanica in the genus.
18 Jul 2016
Mike, the name change at genus level (to Hesperocyparis) seems to have been accepted in the US, see: ‘The Biota of North America Program - North American Vascular Flora’ http://www.bonap.org/index.html The basis for the change is in Adams, R.P., J.A. Bartel and R.A. Price. 2009. A new genus, Hesperocyparis, for the cypresses of the western hemisphere. Phytologia 91: 160–185. Available here: http://www.phytologia.org/uploads/2/3/4/2/23422706/911160-185adamsbartelhesperocyparis.pdf With relevant information concerning the taxonomic treatment starting on p 179. Subsequent molecular work seems to support the splitting of Hesperocyparis from Cupressus, see Adams, R.P & Terry, R.G. 2015. A molecular re-examination of phylogenetic relationships among Juniperus, Cupressus, and the Hesperocyparis-Callitropsis-Xanthocyparis clades of Cupressaceae. Phytologia 97: 67–75. http://www.phytologia.org/uploads/2/3/4/2/23422706/97167-75terry_and_adams_xanthocyparis_with_rev_12-3-14.pdf
Location information
- Coordinates 149.133482-35.348208
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
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- 1 Abundance
- 16 Jul 2016 03:11 PM Recorded on
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- Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Scientific name
- Monterey Cypress Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- 583.5m to 719m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Cupressus macrocarpa
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