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Taxodium ascendens, also known as pond cypress, [2] is a deciduous conifer of the genus Taxodium, native to North America.Many botanists treat it as a variety of bald cypress, Taxodium distichum (as T. distichum var. imbricatum) rather than as a distinct species, but it differs in habitat, occurring mainly in still blackwater rivers, ponds and swamps without silt-rich flood deposits.
A cypress dome is a type of freshwater forested wetland, or a swamp, found in the southeastern part of the United States.They are dominated by the Taxodium spp., either the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), or pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens).
Taxodium / t æ k ˈ s oʊ d i ə m / [1] is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae.The name is derived from the Latin word taxus, meaning "yew", and the Greek word εἶδος (eidos), meaning "similar to."
Bald Cypress forest in a central Mississippi lake Scientific classification; ... Taxodium ascendens Brongn. Taxodium distichum Rich. Taxodium mucronatum Ten.
Taxodium: Taxodium ascendens, commonly known as pond cypress [5] and native to North America. Taxodium distichum, commonly known as bald cypress and native to the southeastern United States. [6] Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma cypress or Montezuma bald cypress. [7] It is native to Mexico, Guatemala, and southern-central United ...
This gives these swamps a dome-like appearance and also their name. The stagnant water in the depressions is highly acidic. [1] Pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens) is the most common tree in cypress domes. It is joined by the subtropical shrubs pond-apple (Annona glabra), cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco), and swamp bay (Persea palustris).
Cupressaceae (cypress family) Taxodium: bald or swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum var. nutans) pond cypress Cupressaceae (cypress family) Taxodium distichum: bald cypress Cupressaceae (cypress family) Taxodium mucronatum: Montezuma cypress Cupressaceae (cypress family) Thuja: arborvitae; Thuja occidentalis: eastern arborvitae Cupressaceae ...
Dwarf cypress may refer to: Actinostrobus acuminatus; Callitris monticola; Small cultivars of Chamaecyparis are known in horticulture as miniature or dwarf cypress. Taxodium ascendens - Pond cypress growing with limited nutrients forms dwarf cypress savannah in the Everglades National Park in Florida.