Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. - Cypress family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 75.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Bald Cypress: Anacamptodes pergracilis, Chloropteryx tepperaria, Coleotechnites apicitripunctella, Coleotechnites variella, Cutina albopunctella, Dasychira dominickaria, Dioryctria amatella, Dioryctria ebeli, Dioryctria pygmaeella, Eacles imperialis, Isoparce cupressi, Lymantria dispar, Orgyia detrita, Periploca atrata
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.