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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Cupressaceae (ヒノキ科) > Taxodium distichum
Taxodium (ヌマスギ)Numasugi (ヌマスギ, 沼杉), bald-cypress, swamp cypress, gulf cypress, red cypress, or deciduous cypressRakuushou (ラクウショウ, 落羽松) Lifeform: (semi-)deciduous, needle-leaved tree up to 45 m tall Distribution: southeastern USA introduced to Japan in early Meiji Era Habitat: riparian and other wetlands☛ Bark (樹皮) |
Use: gardening and park tree, particularly in wet sites, wwood for furniture Synonym:
Cupressus disticha L. Synonyms: Taxodium ascendens Brongn. |
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[1-3] near the entrance of a rock garden in Hokkaido University Botanic Garden on September 30 2023.