Mediterranean cypress facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mediterranean cypress |
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Cupressus
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sempervirens
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| Green: probable natural range in the Mediterranean Basin Orange: range including human introductions Red (small areas): Residual natural stands |
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Cupressus sempervirens, also known as the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, or pencil pine), is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region.
Images for kids
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4000-year-old Cypress of Abarqu, Iran
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Cypresses (1889) by Vincent van Gogh, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Other van Gogh cypress paintings include Wheat Field with Cypresses and The Starry Night.
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Fastigiate Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta', planted in Hawaii
See also
In Spanish: Ciprés común para niños
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