Bald cypress

Japanese: bald cypress(英語表記)baldcypress
Bald cypress

…It is a misconception that Mizumatsu (water pine) is pronounced 'Ichii' in Japanese. Taxodium disticha (L.) Rich. (English name: bald cypress) is also a deciduous tall tree with alternate leaves, and its cones are oval and have shield-shaped fruit scales. It grows in low-lying marshes along rivers in the southeastern United States, and creates a unique landscape in marsh communities with numerous upright aspiration roots that can sometimes reach 2m in height and 30cm in diameter. …

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Japanese:

…水松を日本でイチイと読むのは誤用である。ヌマスギ,別名ラクウショウ(落羽松)Taxodium disticha (L.) Rich.(英名bald cypress)も葉が互生する落葉高木で,球果は卵球形で楯形の果鱗をもつ。アメリカ合衆国南東部諸州の川沿いの低湿地に生え,根からときに高さ2m,直径30cmになる多数の呼吸根を直立して,湿生群落に特異な景観を現出する。…

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