Taxon

Cupressus atlantica

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Common name: cypreswydden, Moroccan cypress, Atlas cypress
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress)
Synonym: Cupressus dupreziana var. atlantica, Cupressus sempervirens var. atlantica
Distribution: Morocco
Life form: Evergreen tree • Coeden bythwyrdd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Cupressus (koo-PRESS-us): Symmetry, (the conical shape). In mythology Apollo turned Cupressos into an evergreen tree.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: atlantica (at-LAN-tik-uh): Of or from the Atlas mountains.
Description: Medium-sized tree to 35 m high and 4 m in diameter. Conical form with straight trunk. Bluer foliage with a white resin spot on each leaf, the smaller shoots often being flattened in a single plane. It also has smaller, globose cones, only 1.5-2.5 cm long.

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