PLANTS Profile for Torreya taxifolia (Florida nutmeg)

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Torreya taxifolia Arn.
Florida nutmeg

Symbol:

TOTA

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Taxaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Torreya taxifolia Arn.

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Synonyms:
Torreya taxifolia Arn.

TUTA

Tumion taxifolium (Arn.) Greene

Distribution:
Torreya taxifolia Arn.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, GA)

Related Taxa:
Torreya taxifolia Arn.

View 2 genera in Taxaceae, 3 species in Torreya

Classification:
Torreya taxifolia Arn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Taxales
Family	Taxaceae – Yew family
Genus	Torreya Arn. – torreya
Species	Torreya taxifolia Arn. – Florida nutmeg

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Torreya taxifolia Arn.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Unites States:
Florida torreya		Endangered
Florida:
Florida torreya		Endangered
Georgia:
Florida torreya		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Torreya taxifolia Arn.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 194890.

Related Web Sites:
Torreya taxifolia Arn.

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 10:07 AM MDT