Taxodium distichum, commonly called bald cypress, baldcypress or swamp cypress, is a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae, native to the southeastern United States. Hardy and tough, it adapts to a wide range of soil types, whether wet, salty, dry or swampy, is noted for the russet-red autumn colour of its lacy needles, and is both extremely flood tolerant and fairly drought hardy. Bald cypress was designated the official state tree of Louisiana in 1963, and because its heartwood resists rot once the tree matures, it is often used to make fence posts, doors, flooring, caskets and other items.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceTrunk often surrounded by cypress knees; bark grayish brown to reddish brown, thin and fibrous 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
In Biome
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
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1. Wikipedia: Taxodium distichum
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Taxodium distichum (baldcypress, bald-cypress, bald cypress, swamp cypress
Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status)
least concern
Description, paragraph 2
The main trunk is often surrounded by cypress knees. The bark is grayish brown to reddish brown, thin, and fibrous with a stringy texture.
View the Source2. Taxodium distichum (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, habitat (P2974): FreshwaterQuote, Statements section, habitat (P2974): Freshwater
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a freshwater habitat type.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.In Biome: Freshwater Swamp ForestView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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