Bald-Cypress, Pond-Cypress (Taxodium)

Bald-Cypress, Pond-Cypress Genus Details

Bald cypress have scale-like or needle-like leaves that resemble conifer foliage. They also have flat or peltate cone scales, with each scale producing 2 to 9 seeds. These trees grow in moist areas, commonly in swamps and wetlands.
Bald-Cypress, Pond-Cypress Allergy Info

This genus has been documented to cause allergy symptoms, although not frequently.
Bald-Cypress, Pond-Cypress Pollen Description

Grains are generally spheroidal and 1-aperturate. The sexine is microverrucate and the intine is thickened. Taxodiaceae grains resemble those of Cupressaceae, except they are slightly larger and have papillate apertures.
Grains are 28-36 micrometers in diameter.
Species in This Genus

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Bald-Cypress, Pond-Cypress (Taxodium) is a genus of the CUPRESSACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species: