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Bald Cypress

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

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.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 1

Derived 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.

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Trunk often surrounded by cypress knees; bark grayish brown to reddish brown, thin and fibrous 1

Scientific Name

Taxodium distichum 1

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress

In Biome

Freshwater Swamp Forest

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

In Ecosystem

Source Wikidata: Red Mangrove

Additional Source Everglades (Wikipedia)Article text

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Taxodium distichum

Lead, sentence 1
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.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 285516
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

Wikidata Q148950, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, habitat (P2974): Freshwater
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a freshwater habitat type.
Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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3. Plants For A Future: Taxodium distichum

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

Quote, Medicinal Uses

The resin in the cones is used as an analgesic for wounds.

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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

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

"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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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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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.In Biome: Freshwater Swamp ForestView the Source

Everglades (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem: Everglades, Article text

Quote, In Ecosystem: Everglades, Article text

bald cypress trees grow in formations with the tallest and thickest trunks in the center, rooted in the deepest peat.

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