Cupressaceae

Smooth Arizona cypress

Hesperocyparis glabra (Sudw.) Bartel

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Hesperocyparis

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Smooth Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis glabra) — Photo: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 光滑柏木, 光滑绿干柏
English: Smooth Arizona cypress
Hebrew: ברוש קרח
Hungarian: Kanyonciprus
Japanese: アリゾナイトスギ
Persian: سرو گلابرا

Synonyms

Callitropsis glabra (Sudw.) D.P.Little
Cupressus arizonica subsp. glabra (Sudw.) A.E.Murray
Cupressus arizonica var. glabra (Sudw.) Little
Cupressus glabra Sudw.
Neocupressus arizonica var. glabra (Sudw.) de Laub.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacob Friend, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marie Domokos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mary Lata, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: L. Reid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.