Phytologia 91: 182 (2009) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Widely spreading tree to 20 m high. Bark brown, becoming whitish with age, shallowly ridged. Branches horizontally spreading; branchlets quadrangular or terete, in 2-dimensional sprays. Leaves usually c. 2 mm, up to 8 mm long on lower stems, dark green, lacking gland on abaxial surface; apex obtuse or acute. Male cones oblong or elliptic, to 5 mm long. Female cones ovoid to cylindrical, 20–50 mm long; scales 8–14, each with 6–20 seeds. Seeds warty.
*CVU, *DunT, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *HNF, *HSF, *OtP, *OtR, *Strz, *VVP, *WaP. Native to California, USA. Cupressus macrocarpa is a massive, widely spreading, flat-crowned tree, branching low down. Widely grown as windbreaks, hedges and street trees, and known to self-seed in some areas.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Warrnambool Plain | present | naturalised | |
| Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
| Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
| Dundas Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
| Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
| Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised | |
| Otway Ranges | present | naturalised | |
| Strzelecki Ranges | present | naturalised |
| State |
|---|
| Western Australia |
| South Australia |
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |
| Tasmania |