Hesperocyparis arizonica

Arizona Cypress at Griffith, ACT

Hesperocyparis arizonica at Griffith, ACT - 3 Jan 2018
Hesperocyparis arizonica at Griffith, ACT - 3 Jan 2018
Hesperocyparis arizonica at Griffith, ACT - 3 Jan 2018
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Hesperocyparis arizonica 17 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Hesperocyparis arizonica 17 Jan 2019 RWPurdie
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 6 Jan 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 4 Jan 2018 ianandlibby1

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3 comments

   7 Jan 2018
This was probably planted, but you do occasionally see self seeded plants near a parent
RWPurdie wrote:
   13 Dec 2018
Herbarium specimen collected 12 December 2018 (RWP11341).
RWPurdie wrote:
   18 Jan 2019
I've just keyed out my herbarium specimen and checked it against the descriptions of H. glabra, H. arizonica, H. lusitanica and H. macrocarpa in the online Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia, as well as checked it against the few specimens of these species in the herbarium. The tree is H. arizonica (leaves have conspicuous glands and a strong ridge on the back; the glands do not exude conspicuous white resin dots;; mature fruit are not glaucous (although young fruit are); fruit has 6 scales; seeds don't have a waxy bloom and are not shiny.

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