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Taxodium mucronatum Ten.

Montezuma cypress · Cupressaceae

Also known as Taxodium huegelii, Taxodium mexicanum. Common names: Montezuma baldcypress, Montezume bald cypress, Sabino.

Taxodium mucronatum, also known as Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, sabino, or ahuehuete is a species of Taxodium that is native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Cupressaceae
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About Montezuma cypress

Taxodium mucronatum, also known as Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, sabino, or ahuehuete is a species of Taxodium that is native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala. Ahuehuete is derived from the Nahuatl name for the tree, āhuēhuētl, which means "upright drum in water" or "old man of the water."

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