Taxodium mucronatum, the Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, sabino, or ahuehuete, is a coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae. It is primarily native to Mexico and Guatemala, with a few populations in the southwestern United States. 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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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Montezuma cypress being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Taxodium
- Species
- Taxodium mucronatum
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