PLANTS Profile for Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir)

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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco
Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

Symbol:

PSMEG

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.

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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

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Synonyms:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

	PSFL3	Pseudotsuga flahaultii Flous
	PSMEF	Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. flahaultii (Flous) Silba
	PSTAG2	Pseudotsuga taxifolia (Lamb.) Britton var. glauca (Beissn.) Sudw.

Distribution:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco


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USA (AZ, CO, ID, MN, MT, NM, NV, NY, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 2 species in Pseudotsuga, 2 varieties in Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

Classification:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

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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	Pseudotsuga Carrière – Douglas-fir
Species	Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco – Douglas-fir
Variety	Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco – Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

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:
Rocky Mountain douglas fir		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.

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

Pseudotsuga menziesii:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

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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 183428.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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