Cypress. Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs of northern temperate regions that belong to the family Cupressaceae.
The word cypress is derived from Old French cipres, which was imported from Latin cypressus, the latinisation of the Greek. Cypress trees are a large classification of conifers, encompassing the trees and shrubs from the cypress family and many others with the word cypress in their common name.
Many cypress trees have needle-like, evergreen foliage and acorn-like seed cones. African cypress, native to Southern Africa.
Bald, Pond, and Montezuma cypresses, native to North America. Chinese swamp cypress, Vietnam, critically endangered.
Cordilleran cypress, native to Chile and Argentina. Cypress-pines, southwestern Australia. Cypress-pines, Australia and New Caledonia. False cypress, Asia and North America. Fujian cypress, southeastern China. Guaitecas cypress, western Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Japanese cypress, East Asia. Patagonian cypress, southern Chile and Argentina. Mediterranean cypress, famous for its longevity, popular garden plant. Monterey cypress, native to the Monterey Peninsula, California. Nootka cypress, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Siberian cypress. Summer cypress, in the family Amaranthaceae. Western red cedar, native to North America. The family Cupressaceae also contains 13-16 other genera that do not be