Pygmy Cypress yana nufin ƙaramin bishiya mai girma a hankali wanda ke cikin dangin cypress, Cupressaceae. Hakanan ana kiranta da Cupressus pygmaea kuma asalinta ce a yankunan bakin teku na California a Amurka. Kalmar "pygmy" tana nufin ƙananan girmansa, saboda yawanci yana girma zuwa kusan ƙafa 3-6 kawai, tare da yada ƙafa 3-4. Itacen yana da ƙanƙara, duhu koren ganye kuma yana samar da ƙanana, mazugi mai launin ruwan kasa. Ana amfani da shi sau da yawa wajen gyaran gyare-gyare a matsayin tsire-tsire na ado, musamman a cikin lambun dutse, saboda yana jure wa fari kuma yana buƙatar kulawa kaɗan.