Difference between revisions of "Taxus floridana"
Fl. South. U.S. 436. 1860.
Common names: Florida yew
Synonyms: Taxus baccata var. floridana (Nuttall ex Chapman) Pilger
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
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Revision as of 16:48, 18 September 2019
Shrubs or small trees to 6(–10) m, dioecious, trunk to 3.8 dm diam. Bark purplish brown, thin, scaly. Branches stout, spreading. Leaves 1–2.6(–2.9) cm × 1–2(–2.2) mm, mostly slightly falcate, light green with 2 grayish bands abaxially, with cuticular papillae along stomatal bands, dark green adaxially, epidermal cells as viewed in cross section of leaf wider than tall or ± isodiametric. Seed ellipsoid, 5–6 mm.
Phenology: Seeds maturing in early fall.
Habitat: Moist, shaded ravines in hardwood forests
Elevation: 15–30 m
Discussion
Taxus floridana is a rare endemic along the Appalachicola River in Florida.
Of conservation concern.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.