Characteristics
Gymnosperms
× Hesperotropsis leylandii (A.B. Jacks. & Dallim.) Garland & Gerry Moore
Leyland Cypress
Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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<p><strong>Leyland Cypress</strong> is a hybrid taxon between the parents <strong>Yellow Cedar</strong> [<em><strong>Callitropsis nootkatensis</strong></em> (D.Don) Florin] of the Pacific NW US nd <strong>Monterey Cypress</strong> [<em><strong>Hesperocyparis macrocarpa</strong></em> (Hartw. ex Gordon) Bartel] a California endemic along the central coast. The hybrid was first observed in cultivation in England and has occurred several times since.--B.R. Keener</p>
Not Native
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Classification
Pinales
× Hesperotropsis leylandii (A.B. Jacks. & Dallim.) Garland & Gerry Moore - Leyland Cypress
Citation
× Hesperotropsis leylandii (A.B. Jackson & Dallimore) Garland & Gerry Moore, Taxon 61(3): 669. 2012.
Cupressus × leylandii A.B. Jacks. & Dallim. 1926.
<a href=http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/detailsQuery.do?imageId=697261&pageCode=3&presentPage=3&queryId=7&sessionId=F9FCC2E6C470A789E3044679016FCC39.kapp01&barcode=K001090493>ENGLAND: Northumberland: Haggerston Castle (cultivated) 26 Nov 1925, E.J. Leyland s.n. (marked with "D", with cones) (lectotype: K). Lectotypification by Fargon et al, Novon 12: 188. 2002.</a>
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Specimens and Distribution
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