Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees with Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) in lake, Henderson Lake, Louisiana

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees with Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) in swamp, Caddo Lake State Park, Texas

Jack Dykinga / Deciduous forest with Sabinos (Taxodium mucrunatum) with tangled roots, bank of the Rio Cuchujaqui Sierra Alamos, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Deciduous forest with Sabinos (Taxodium mucrunatum) with tangled roots, bank of the Rio Cuchujaqui Sierra Alamos, Mexico.

Ingo Arndt / Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees in swamp with lots of epiphytes growing on bark, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, January 2015.

Ingo Arndt / Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) and Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) tree in forest, aerial view, Everglades, Florida, USA, January 2015.

Lynn M. Stone / Woman kayaking past Bald Cypress trees on spring-fed Ichetucknee River. Ichetucknee River State Park, Fort White, Florida, USA. Model released

Tim Fitzharris / Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees in river, Frio River, Garner State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees in river, Frio River, Garner State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees in river, Frio River, Old Baldy Mountain, Garner State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees along river, Frio River, Old Baldy Mountain, Garner State Park, Texas

Doug Wechsler / Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) in pond, at north end of cypress range, Trap Pond State Park, Delaware, USA