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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Taxodium distichum
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Taxodium distichum
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Taxodium distichum var. distichum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 017-01-001:
Taxodium distichum
FAMILY
Taxodiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bald Cypress
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JK Marlow jkm0402d_23
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
Knees are more narrowly conical & sharp-pointed than knees of pond cypress, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
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JK Marlow jkm0402d_32
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
Bark brown, fibrous or shreddy on young trunks, thickening with age, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm090221_003
February Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
Pollen cones produced in elongated, drooping catkins 3-5" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Mark A. Musselman mam_cypress062906
June Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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Mark A. Musselman mam_youngoldcypres062906
June Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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JK Marlow jkm140816_668
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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Mark A. Musselman mam_knee081309a
August Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
Knees to 2m tall, usually narrowly conical, w thinner bark over reddish tip, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Paul Thompson psttaxodium_distichum
September?
Leaves in two ranks on deciduous branchlets. — Clemson Extension
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Mark A. Musselman mam_1000yrtree111606f
November Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
Thousand-year-old tree at Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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JK Marlow s071108_f
November Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Leaves are linear, flat, and 2-ranked, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtdistichum_biedler
Month Unknown SC
The deciduous side twigs mostly featherlike, with flat spreading needles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
COMPARE
leaves of Taxodium species
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtdistichum_lakmarion1
Month Unknown SC
Lake Marion
Mature seed cones nearly round, 3/4-1" in diameter, opening at maturity, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtdistichum_lakmarion4
Month Unknown SC
Lake Marion
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtdistichum_oldg
Month Unknown