Taxodium distichum(L.) Rich.

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WFO wfo-0000408602 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Taxodium distichum, photographed by Zakqary Roy
fig. a Zakqary Roy, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-02 / obs. 202781618
Taxodium distichum, photographed by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）
fig. b Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202065379
Taxodium distichum, photographed by Joseph Aubert
fig. c Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200878176
Taxodium distichum, photographed by Joseph Aubert
fig. d Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201300454
Taxodium distichum, photographed by Joseph Aubert
fig. e Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200388734
Taxodium distichum, photographed by Joseph Aubert
fig. f Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199823304
Taxodium distichum, photographed by Joseph Aubert
fig. g Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199827939
Taxodium distichum, photographed by Matthew Gerke
fig. h Matthew Gerke, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199372845

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Confused withby our own model

These are not lookalikes we guessed at. Each one is a species our identification model genuinely mistook for this plant, and how many times. The error rate is published.

Also published as 44 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Cuprespinnata disticha (L.) J.Nelson
  • Cuprespinnata disticha var. pendula (J.Forbes) J.Nelson
  • Cupressus americana Catesby ex Endl.
  • Cupressus disticha L.
  • Cupressus disticha var. imbricata Nutt.
  • Cupressus disticha var. nutans Aiton
  • Cupressus disticha var. patens Aiton
  • Cupressus disticha var. pendula John M.Mill.
  • Cupressus imbricata Nutt. ex Gordon
  • Cupressus laeta Salisb.
  • Cupressus montezumae Parl.
  • Glyptostrobus columnaris Carrière
  • Glyptostrobus lineatus (Poir.) Druce
  • Glyptostrobus pendulus (J.Forbes) Endl.
  • Schubertia disticha (L.) Mirb.
  • Taxodiomeria peizhongii Z.J.Ye, J.J.Zhang & S.H.Pan
  • Taxodium ascendens Brongn.
  • Taxodium ascendens f. nutans (Aiton) Rehder
  • Taxodium ascendens var. nutans (Aiton) Rehder
  • Taxodium ascendens var. pendulum (J.Forbes) C.K.Schneid.
  • Taxodium denudatum Carrière
  • Taxodium distichum f. confusum E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
  • Taxodium distichum f. pendens Rehder
  • Taxodium distichum f. pendulum (J.Forbes) Beissn.

and 20 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice, no toxicity claim and no native range, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.