Taxodium Ascendens (Noun)
Meaning
Smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Taxodium ascendens is smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum, with which it shares many characteristics.
- Taxodium ascendens is usually distinguished from Taxodium distichum by its narrower, more tapering trunk and ascending branches.
- Taxodium ascendens grows in swamps and wetlands, often in areas where the water is deeper than it is for Taxodium distichum.
- In some classifications, Taxodium ascendens is considered a variety of Taxodium distichum rather than a separate species.
- The bark of Taxodium ascendens is often thinner and more fibrous than that of Taxodium distichum, and the cones are slightly smaller.