Source: California Invasive Plant Council
URL of this page: http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/management/plant_profiles/Cupressus_macrocarpa.php
Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress)
Cupressus macrocarpa
Photo courtesy Charles Webber, California Academy of Sciences
Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress)
Monterey cypress is native to the Monterey coast area, but is considered moderately invasive in other parts of California where it spreads from planted windbreaks or hedgerows into surrounding vegetation.
Cal-IPC Inventory rating: See information above
Cal-IPC Resources on Cupressus macrocarpa
- California Invasive Plant Inventory Assessment Form (pdf) - Information gathered by Cal-IPC on the impacts, rate of spread, and distribution of invasive plants in California. Does not include management information.
- Cal-IPC News - Articles from our quarterly newsletter. Each issue is available as a pdf. (None for this species.)
- Cal-IPC Symposium Proceedings - Presentations and papers from our annual Symposium. (None for this species.)
Cal-IPC News Articles
- None for this species.
Cal-IPC Symposium Proceedings
- None for this species.
Other Resources on Cupressus macrocarpa
- USDA PLANTS database - Federal database with information on identification and distribution, and links to websites in individual states.
- Jepson Online Interchange for California Flora - Information on taxonomy, biology, and distribution from the UC Berkeley Jepson Herbarium.
- CalFlora - Distribution information by county based on submitted observations and herbarium specimens.
- CalPhotos - Images of plants taken mostly in California.
- Natural Resource Projects Inventory - State database with information on resource management projects throughout California. Query by the species of interest.
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