Cupressaceae Taxodium mucronatum Ten.
Etymology
Taxodium refers to ‘resembling Taxus’; indicating its foliage somewhat resembles that of Taxus species.
mucronatum refers to ‘mucronate’; indicating its needles may end in a small point.
Colloquial Name
Montezuma Bald Cypress, Mexican cypress
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
7, 77, TEX, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-AG, MXE-CO, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-GU, MXE-HI, MXE-NL, MXE-QU, MXE-SL, MXE-TA, MXE-ZA, MXG, MXG-VC, MXN, MXN-SI, MXN-SO, MXS, MXS-CL, MXS-GR, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-NA, MXS-OA, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, GUA
Habitat
The natural habitats for Taxodium mucronatum are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, temperate forests, permanent rivers/streams/creeks . The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Taxodium mucronatum that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Taxodium mucronatum is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Taxodium mucronatum is stable. There are ongoing threats for Taxodium mucronatum and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Taxodium mucronatum has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Taxodium mucronatum is Taxodium. The coordinate taxa for Taxodium mucronatum are therefore:
Taxodium mucronatum is further placed under Taxodioideae. Taxodium mucronatum is also placed under Cupressaceae.
Cultivars
‘Pendulum’
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