The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: Moroccan Cypress, Saharan Cypress, Algerian Cypress, ברוש מדברי, ברוש דופרסיאנה

Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress)

Synonym: Cupressus sempervirens var. dupreziana

Distribution: Tamrit Plateau in the Sahara in southeastern Algeria.

Description: In nature tree reaches 25 meters or more, with trunk 2 meters in diameter. park fibrous, shallowly furrowed and ridged. Crown variable. Crachlets cylindrical or slightly four-sided. Scale leaves 0.5-1 mm long, bluish-green, edges minutely toothed. Male cones 4-6 mm long and 1.5-2.5 mm wide. Mature female cones usually oblong 1.8-2.4 cm long, brown at maturity. 8-20 seeds per scale, 4-7 mm long with wings.