Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich., 1810 50% complete

Bald-cypress

Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 16: 298 (1810)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Taxodium distichum, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced18 Source not recorded11 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Rich. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 16: 298 (1810) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1810 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Bald-cypress No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations EC. & SE. U.S.A. to Guatemala No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 3220 cm
  • 3220 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 68, 92, 214, 241, 818, 873, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth form Single Stem
  • Single Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree
  • Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 4150 cm
  • 4150 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 68, 92, 214, 241, 818, 873, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 9 / 9 · saturated air
  • 9 / 9 · saturated air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 8 / 9 · light · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 96, 110, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6
  • pH 6 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4.5
  • pH 4.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 191 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • coppice_potential, fuelwood, lumber, naval_stores, nursery_stock, ornamental, posts, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record