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gowen cypress

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Noun1.gowen cypressgowen cypress - small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress
cypress tree, cypress - any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones


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Before botanist Carl Wolf first labeled Santa Cruz cypress as separate species (Cupressus abramsiana) in 1948, it was included in Gowen cypress (Cupressus goveniana) or Sargent cypress (Cupressus sargentii).
The new champion Gowen cypress was found at California's Point Lobos State Park in one of only two remaining natural stands.
The Gowen cypress, a close relative of the Santa Cruz cypress, is a candidate for the endangered species list.
 
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