Taxodium distichum: Taxonomy | Info | Photographs
See the following for taxonomic details concerning the placement of the Taxodium genus in the Cupressaceae family versus the Taxodiaceae family:
- Kingdom: Plantae (plants)
- Phylum: Coniferophyta (conifers)
- Class: Pinopsida (gymnosperms)
- Order: Pinales ((=Coniferales) conifers)
- Family: Cupressaceae (cypress, redwood)
- Genus: Taxodium (baldcypress, cypress)
- Species: Taxodium distichum
- Common Names: Baldcypress, Bald Cypress, Bald-cypress, Cypress, Swamp Cypress
Cupressaceae Rich. ex Bartling 1830
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Taxodium distichum - Leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus sp.) on a female cone of a baldcypress (Taxodium distichum).
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November 22, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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