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) PilgerTaxus baccata var. minor MichauxTaxus minor LoddigesTaxus procumbens unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Revision as of 18:01, 26 July 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
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.
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.