Difference between revisions of "Taxus canadensis"
Arbust. Amer. 151. 1785.
Common names: Canada yew American yew ground-hemlock li du Canada sapin trainard
Synonyms: Taxus baccata subsp. canadensis (Marshall) Pilger Taxus baccata var. minor Michaux Taxus minor Loddiges Taxus procumbens
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Revision as of 20:49, 16 December 2019
Shrubs to 2 m, usually monoecious, low, diffusely branched, straggling, spreading to prostrate. Bark reddish, very thin. Branches spreading and ascending. Leaves 1–2.5 cm × 1–2.4 mm, pale green abaxially, mostly without cuticular papillae along stomatal bands, dark green to yellow-green adaxially, epidermal cells as viewed in cross section of leaf wider than tall or ± isodiametric. Seed somewhat flattened, 4–5 mm. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Seeds maturing late summer–early fall.
Habitat: Understory shrub in rich forests (deciduous, mixed, or coniferous), bogs, swamps, gorges, ravine slopes, and rocky banks
Elevation: 0–1500 m
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon, Man., N.B., Nfld., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.