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Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière
eastern hemlock
       
Symbol:   TSCA  
Group:   Gymnosperm  
Family:   Pinaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 5 species in Tsuga
 

Classification:
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus Tsuga Carrière – hemlock
Species Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière – eastern hemlock
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183397.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
 

Related Web Sites:
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

AL-Plant Identification Resource (Auburn University)

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

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MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

Native Conifers of North America

OH-Ohio State University Plant Dictionary

OH-Ohio State University Pocket Gardner

PA-Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Silvics of North America

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA FS Fact Sheet (University of Florida)

USDA FS Softwoods of North America

USFS Silvics of North America

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Trees of Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Herbarium

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium
 
 
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