| Family | Cupressaceae |
| Scientific_Name | Taxodium distichum |
| Common_Name | bald cypress |
| Habit | Large Tree |
| Range | NW NE C S |
| Site | Moist, Wet |
| Foliage | Deciduous, linear, feathery, 8 to 20 mm long |
| Bark | Fibrous, scaly, reddish brown, peeling off in thin, narrow strips. |
| Fruit | Small, 3-winged seed in leathery, globose cone. |
| Comment | More likely along moving streams or lake margins. Numerous knees may arise from roots. |
