PLANTS Profile for Tsuga mertensiana (mountain hemlock)

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Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière
mountain hemlock

Symbol:

TSME

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co. July 24, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

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Distribution:
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière


View Native Status

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

Related Taxa:
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 5 species in Tsuga

Classification:
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) 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 mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière – mountain hemlock

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

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.

Nevada:
mountain hemlock		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FACU+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

	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 mertensiana (Bong.) 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 183402.

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

View species account and photographs 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 Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

USDA FS Softwoods of North America

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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