PLANTS Profile for Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock)

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PLANTS Profile

Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
western hemlock

Symbol:

TSHE

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

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Distribution:
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 5 species in Tsuga

Classification:
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

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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 heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. – western hemlock

Wetland Indicator Status:
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FACU-

FACU

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan			Low	Moderate			Low	High

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

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 183400.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

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USDA FS-Center for Wood Anatomy Research

USDA FS-Pacific Northwest Research Station

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WA-Central Washington Native Plants

WA-Department of Natural Resources

WA-University of Washington Burke Museum

www.conifers.org

Time Generated: 01/15/2009 11:36 AM MST