Taxodium distichum

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Taxodium distichum, commonly known as the bald cypress, is a long-lived deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States, notable for its buttressed trunks and "knees" that protrude from wet, swampy soils.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer ⓘ
deciduous tree ⓘ
species of plant ⓘ
vascular plant ⓘ
adaptation tolerance to flooding ⓘ
tolerance to waterlogged soils ⓘ
barkCharacteristic fibrous bark ⓘ
barkColor reddish-brown ⓘ
binomialName Taxodium distichum ⓘ
class Pinopsida ⓘ
commonName bald cypress ⓘ
linked to: Taxodium distichum

baldcypress ⓘ
swamp cypress ⓘ
coneType woody cones ⓘ
describedInYear 1753 ⓘ
discoveredBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
ecologicalRole contributes to wetland ecosystems ⓘ
provides wildlife habitat ⓘ
stabilizes wetland soils ⓘ
family Cupressaceae ⓘ
genus Taxodium ⓘ
growthForm large tree ⓘ
habitat floodplains ⓘ
riverbanks ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafColorInAutumn yellow-brown ⓘ
leafType deciduous ⓘ
needle-like leaves ⓘ
lifespan long-lived ⓘ
nativeTo Gulf Coastal Plain ⓘ
lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ
southeastern United States ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta ⓘ
reproduction monoecious ⓘ
rootStructure knees protruding from soil ⓘ
pneumatophores ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
trunkCharacteristic buttressed base ⓘ
use erosion control ⓘ
landscape planting ⓘ
ornamental tree ⓘ
woodProperty decay resistant ⓘ
woodUse construction wood ⓘ
fence posts ⓘ
timber ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taxodioideae → includesTaxon → Taxodium distichum ⓘ
Black River (North Carolina) → supportsSpecies → bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) ⓘ
linked to: Taxodium distichum
Blue Cypress Lake → hasTreeSpecies → Taxodium distichum ⓘ
Taxodium distichum → binomialName → Taxodium distichum ⓘ
Taxodium distichum → commonName → bald cypress ⓘ
linked to: Taxodium distichum
Taxodium ascendens → similarTo → Taxodium distichum ⓘ
Taxodiaceae → notableMember → Taxodium distichum ⓘ
Taxodiaceae → deciduousMember → Taxodium distichum ⓘ
Honey Island Swamp → hasVegetationType → bald cypress ⓘ
linked to: Taxodium distichum
Southeastern floodplain and lowland forests → dominantVegetation → bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) ⓘ
linked to: Taxodium distichum