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| Cupressus arizonica var. glabra | |
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| Male pollen cones | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Cupressus |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | C. a. var. glabra
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| Trinomial name | |
| Cupressus arizonica var. glabra | |
| Natural range of Cupressus arizonica var. glabra | |
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Cupressus arizonica var. glabra, known as the Arizona smooth bark cypress or smooth Arizona cypress, is a conifer native to the American Southwest, with a range stretching over the canyons and slopes in a somewhat wide vicinity around Sedona, Arizona. It was first described by George Bishop Sudworth in 1910.[3]
It is distinguished from Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica by its very smooth, non-furrowed bark which can appear in shades of pink, cherry, and grey.[citation needed]
It is often seen in cultivation, as unlike the Monterey cypress, it has proved almost immune to cypress canker.