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Taxodium Distichum

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

The bald cypress is a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae, native to the southeastern United States from southeastern New Jersey south to Florida and west to central Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, and up the Mississippi River to southern Illinois and Indiana. It is known for the russet red autumn color of its lacy needles and is unusually tolerant of flooding, drought, and wet, salty or swampy soils. Louisiana named it the official state tree in 1963, and its rot-resistant mature wood has been used for fence posts, doors, flooring and caskets.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 2

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Taxodium distichum 2

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress

In Biome

Source Plants For A Future: Taxodium distichum

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Taxodium distichum

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 338936

Quote, lead sentence (diet), EntityId 338936

Taxodium distichum (baldcypress, bald-cypress, bald cypress, swamp cypress; French: cyprès chauve; cipre in Louisiana) is a deciduous conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae.

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2. Wikidata: Swamp Cypress

Wikidata

Statements section, habitat (P2974): Freshwater
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a freshwater habitat type.
Wikidata Q148950 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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3. Plants For A Future: Taxodium distichum

Plants For A Future

Medicinal Uses
The resin in the cones is used as an analgesic for wounds.
In Biome: Wetlands, Habitats
Wet sites that are under water for at least part of the year ... and often overlying calcareous soils ... Often found where the water is brackish

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Taxodium distichum

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Wikipedia: Taxodium Distichum

WikipediaInfobox: status

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LC

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cupressaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528

"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Cupressaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Alerce, cipreses","language":"ES"},{"name":"Alerce, cypresses","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fleur du Saint-Esprit, cyprès","language":"FR"},{"name":"柏科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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