Marsh cypress
Marsh cypresses in autumn near the village of Sukko in the Russian kray Krasnodar
Marsh cypresses in autumn near the village of Sukko in the Russian kray Krasnodar
Taxonomic layout
Empire: Plantae (Plants)
Tribes: Embryophyta (Land plants)
Class: Spermatopsida (Seed plants)
Clade: Nude
Order: Coniferales
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Subfamily: Taxodioideae
Gender: Taxodium
Kind of
Taxodium distich
(L.) Rich. (1810)
Distribution area
Distribution area
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The bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a deciduous coniferous tree, naturally occurring in southeastern North America. Nowadays it is classified in the cypress family (Cupressaceae). In the Benelux it can often be found in parks and as a street tree.
The marsh cypress, together with some other species, is the exception to the rule that conifers do not lose their leaves (needles) annually. The best-known exception is the larches (Larix). The water cypress (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) also loses its needles in winter.
The marsh cypress forms (at a later age; but not always) respiratory roots.
Source: wikipedia
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