species 64,411 observations
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Field notes
Supports All
35
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cypress Sphinx, Imperial Moth, Cecropia Moth, Evergreen Bagworm Moth
15
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid, Cypress Twig Gall Midge, Sculptured Pine Borer, Six-marked Jewel Beetle
8
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eastern Fox Squirrel, Wood Duck, Stictolobus minutus, Eastern Gray Squirrel
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Fall Webworm Moth, Downy Woodpecker, Salt Marsh Moth
3
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Habit
- Broad Horizontal Open Pyramidal
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.