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Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.
bald cypress
       
Symbol:   TADI2  
Group:   Gymnosperm  
Family:   Cupressaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, LA, St. Landry Parish, Two O'clock Bayou. April 11, 1999. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Distribution:
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

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Related Taxa:
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 3 species in Taxodium
 

Classification:
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus Taxodium Rich. – bald cypress
Species Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. – bald cypress
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
bald cypress              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18041.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
 

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Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

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FL-USFS Plant Fact Sheet

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Gymnosperm Database

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Native Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

Native Conifers of North America

OH-OSU Pocket Gardner

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

Silvics of North America

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

TX-Texas Parks and Wildlife

USDI FWS-BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology
 
 
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