Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Taxus canadensis
FAMILY
Taxaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is an unusual species, being a low evergreen shrub that resembles a seedling hemlock at first glance. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Taxus canadensis
FAMILY
Taxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Taxus canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Taxus canadensis
COMMON NAME:
Canada Yew, American Yew
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_taca7_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_taca7_003_lhp
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Taxus canadensis
FAMILY
Taxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Taxus canadensis
FAMILY
Taxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Taxus canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Taxus canadensis
1489
Shrub
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Cliffs, bluffs, and rocky slopes over calcareous or mafic rocks, red spruce and hemlock swamps and bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
"FLOWER":
Spring
FRUIT:
Spring
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p068
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p121
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p051
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p027
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p02
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p348
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