Bald Cypress

The bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a deciduous tree common to swampy areas in the southern United States and is found in western and southern counties of Alabama.

Bald cypress trees growing in a swamp, with flared trunks rising from shallow water covered in green aquatic vegetation.

Photograph by Manfred Mielke

Appears In

Plant Communities of Alabama

Plant Communities of Alabama

Bald cypress trees growing in a swamp, with flared trunks rising from shallow water covered in green aquatic vegetation.