Taxodiaceae
Taxodium Family
The Taxodiaceae family (Taxodium Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Pinales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a tree.
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Soft, flattened or needle-like leaves on tall conifers, several species deciduous and shedding their foliage entirely each year unlike most conifers; reproduction is by woody cones rather than flowers, some species developing swollen, knobby 'knee' roots when growing in waterlogged ground.
As true conifers this family has no flowers or fruit — several members are among the tallest and longest-lived trees on Earth, and unusually some drop all their needles every year like a broadleaf deciduous tree.
To check whether a plant belongs to Taxodiaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.
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Families that can look similar
Cupressaceae
Compare against Cupressaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare CupressaceaeAraucariaceae
Compare against Araucariaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare AraucariaceaePinaceae
Compare against Pinaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare PinaceaePodocarpaceae
Compare against Podocarpaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare PodocarpaceaeAll 1 species in TAXODIACEAE
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