Cupressus atlantica

Moroccan cypress is native to the valley of the Oued n'Fiss River in the High Atlas Mountains south of Marrakech in western Morocco . The majority of remaining trees are old, with very little regeneration due to overgrazing by goats.

Species also is referred to as Cupressus sempervirens var. atlantica and C. dupreziana var. atlantica.

• The tree grows up to 35 m tall and has a conical form. Branches set at large angles, upward curving.
• Foliage has cupressoid scales, arranged opposite, overlapping, closely adhering to the stem, pointed, strongly keeled, 1 mm long, with conspicuous, active resin glands (resin spots).
• Cones are globose, only 1.5-2.5 cm long.
• Bark grey-brown, longitudinally fissured.
• The species is distinct from the allied Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) with much bluer foliage with a white resin spot on each leaf, the smaller shoots often being flattened in a single plane. Cones also are smaller.