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Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Canada yew

       
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Photo of Taxus canadensis Marsh.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Taxus canadensis Marsh.

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Distribution:
Taxus canadensis Marsh.

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Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Taxus canadensis Marsh.

View 2 genera in Taxaceae, 6 species in Taxus
 

Classification:
Taxus canadensis Marsh.

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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 Taxus L. – yew
Species Taxus canadensis Marsh. – Canada yew
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Taxus canadensis Marsh.

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.

Indiana:
American yew              Threatened
Kentucky:
Canadian yew              Threatened
Maryland:
American yew              Threatened
Rhode Island:
ground hemlock              Special Concern
Tennessee:
American yew              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Taxus canadensis Marsh.

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,FAC FAC NI FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Taxus canadensis Marsh.

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 194885.

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.

 
 
Time Generated: 09/24/2008 05:52 AM MDT