Widdringtonia cedarbergensis

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Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, the Clanwilliam cedar or Clanwilliam cypress, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native to South Africa, where it is endemic to the Cederberg Mountains northeast of Cape Town in Western Cape Province. Due to harsh weather conditions, like limited rainfall and frequent wildfires, growth is limited. Ring width almost correlates with rainfall due to such harsh environmental conditions It is threatened by habitat loss and protected in South Africa under the National Forest Act of 1998.

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