Taxodium distichum

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The breathing 'knees' of a Swamp Cypress or Bald. Cypress (<i>Taxodium distichum</i>), one of the few deciduous conifers. Capable of growing in shallow water, this species is native to the southeast United States. Because it grows in wet, poorly oxygenated soils, the swamp cypress develops these breathing roots, called knees, that protrude above the soil surface. taxodium-2129htm'>Taxodium. Order: Pinales, Family: Cupressaceae
 

The breathing 'knees' of a Swamp Cypress or Bald. Cypress (Taxodium distichum), one of the few deciduous conifers. Capable of growing in shallow water, this species is native to the southeast United States. Because it grows in wet, poorly oxygenated soils, the swamp cypress develops these breathing roots, called knees, that protrude above the soil surface. taxodium-2129htm'>Taxodium. Order: Pinales, Family: Cupressaceae
 

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