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Knees with very little taper A bald cypress exhibiting tapered knees. A cypress knee is a distinctive structure forming above the roots of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae, such as the bald cypress. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen on trees growing in swamps.
Apart from two species in the yew family, all are in either the pine family (including firs, larches, spruces, pines, Douglas firs and hemlocks) or the cypress family (including junipers, redwoods, giant sequoias, bald cypresses and four genera of cedars). [2] [6] [7] [b] Softwood from North American conifers has a variety of commercial uses.
Cupressaceae or the cypress family is a family of conifers. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic ), which include the junipers and redwoods , with about 130–140 species in total. They are monoecious , subdioecious or (rarely) dioecious trees and shrubs up to 116 m (381 ft) tall.
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Cranichis muscosa, the cypress-knee helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is widespread across most of the West Indies , extending into Central America, southern Mexico, Belize, northern South America, and southern Florida.
They are occasionally flooded, which builds up the alluvial soils required for the gum, oak and bald cypress trees that typically grow in this type of biome. [5] The trees often develop unique characteristics to allow submergence, including cypress knees and fluted trunks, but can not survive continuous flooding.
Tom Gaskins Cypress Knee Museum, Palmdale, featured carved cypress knees, closed in 2000 [51] [52] Tragedy in U.S. History Museum, St. Augustine, featured articles and memorabilia related to tragic events, closed in 1998 [53] Turtle Kraals Museum, Key West; USS Requin, Tampa, now part of the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I don't think that a photo of a cypress dome is the best choice for the lead image in the article. Cypress domes are neither unique to the Everglades, nor particularly representative of the Everglades. My mind's image of the Everglades is expanses of saw grass interspersed with tree islands. - Donald Albury 11:25, 8 November 2018 (UTC)