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Bald Cypress (knees)
Taxodium distichum
27.8397, -82.7912
Field Notes
Description:
These deciduous trees are noted for the cypress knees that surround the trunk at ground level. It is thought that these help to anchor the tree in the loose or muddy soil. The oldest known Bald Cypress has been dated to around 364 AD.
Habitat:
These cypress knees (and the accompanying trees) were spotted lakeside/ slightly in the lake at a local park. South eastern USA; tropical south US; gulf coast plain FL.
Notes:
Official State Tree of Louisiana
University of Arkansas Department of Geosciences Tree-Ring Laboratory
http://www.uark.edu/misc/dendro/oldgrowth/
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 11, 2011
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