gowen cypress

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gowen 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

Cupressus goveniana

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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The cones' large size--an inch or more in diameter--help distinguish the tree from the Gowen cypress.

Return of the kings: times are tough for the Santa Cruz cypress, a tree with limited range and, for 20 years, no champion

The fifth plant, the Gowen cypress (Cupressus goveniana ssp, goveniana), a small tree or shrub in the family Cupressaceae, was listed as threatened.

LISTING ACTIONS

Unfortunately, the Gowen cypress, then a candidate for listing, has been added to the Endangered Species List because of urban growth and the fire suppression that follows.