Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

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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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