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Plants
A deciduous conifer with buttressed trunk and knee-like root projections.
Field facts
HabitatSwamps and sloughs
RangeSouthwestern Indiana natively; planted elsewhere
When to lookRusty orange needles drop in November
StatusState significant natural community (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesDawn Redwood — planted
Field note: Twin Swamps and Hovey Lake hold Indiana's northernmost natural cypress.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Swamp boardwalks exist for a reason — cypress knees break underfoot.
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