Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
18CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Taxodium
- Chloropteryx tepperariaAngled-Winged Emerald
- Cutina albopunctellaGray Cypress Looper
- Cutina distinctaDistinguisged Cypress Owlet
- Dasychira dominickariaDominick's Tussock Moth
- Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
- Dioryctria pygmaeellaBald Cypress Coneworm
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
- Iridopsis pergracilisCypress Gray, Black-Shouldered Gray
- Isoparce cupressiBald Cypress Sphinx
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- Lithophane abitaBald Cypress Pinion
- Macaria aequiferariaWoody Angle
- Orgyia detritaLive Oak Tussock Moth, Fir Tussock Moth
- Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
- Perimede erransellaGray Perimede
- Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Coleotechnites variiella
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Taxodium
- Aix sponsaWood Duck
- Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Flower color
- Brown
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Growth habit
- Single stem
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fruit begins
- Spring
- Fruit ends
- Fall
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Bloom · “Late winter” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Flower color · “Brown” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit begins · “Spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Growth habit · “Single stem” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Growth rate · “Slow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Height · “About 100 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Leaf retention · “Deciduous” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Soil · “Water; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- usda
- nc_flora
- South Carolina occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications