An individual instance of Taxodium distichum (bald cypress)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/6-116
Notes:
This tree grows on the edge of Library Lawn along the Stevenson Center retaining wall. Coming from 21st Ave., you will find it ahead and to your left as you reach the top of the steps between Frist Hall and the central library.
This tree provides an opportunity for a closer look at a bald cypress than the one that grows along 21st Ave. Its web page contains a description of the characteristics of the species.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14539°, -86.80107°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates: 2013-12-11 2014-09-03
Gleason, Henry A. and Arthur Cronquist, 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, US.