natural range in the California Floristic Province. Other cultivated species from the family Cupressaceae can have similar crown forms. Award of Garden Merit This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, and has the cultivar 'Berrima Gold'. Essential oils Various species in the family Cupressaceae can be utilized for the creation of essential oils. Scientific studies have shown that these essential oils have "strong antimicrobial properties." Antimicrobial properties are those properties of a substance that lower the levels of microbes, such as bacteria and viruses. These antimicrobial properties could potentially be used for therapies in developing countries, although more testing and clinical trials should be done before such measures are implemented. See also Cedar wood List of California native plants Gallery References External links decurrens Least concern plants Trees of Baja California Trees of the Northwestern United States Trees of the Southwestern United States Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Plants used in traditional Native American medicine Least concern flora of North America Least concern flora of the United States