| Hesperocyparis | |
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| Hesperocyparis macrocarpa, Monterey cypress | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cupressoideae |
| Genus: | Hesperocyparis Bartel & R.A. Price |
| Type species | |
| Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartweg ex Gordon) Bartel & Price
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| Synonyms | |
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Hesperocyparis (western cypress)[1] is a genus of trees in the family Cupressaceae, containing North American species otherwise assigned to the genus Cupressus.[2] They are found throughout western North America. Only a few species have wide ranges, with most being restricted-range endemics.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hesperocyparis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Robert P. Adams, Jim A. Bartel & Robert A. Price (2009). "A new genus, Hesperocyparis, for the cypresses of the Western Hemisphere" (PDF). Phytologia. 91 (1): 160–185.