Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. |
Currently Accepted Name: | Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. |
Locality: | United States. Kentucky. Madison: Campus. Front of Broomcraft and College Creamry Height. |
Habitat: | Height: About 20 feet. Leaves: linear, 2 ranked, light green, delicate, deciduous along with a portion of the branch. Flowers: monoecious, both kinds on same branch. Fruits: globular, closed, composed of peltate scales. Tree native of western Ky. and southward in swamps; planted here for ornament. |