PLANTS Profile for Taxus (yew)

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PLANTS Profile

Taxus L.
yew

Symbol:

TAXUS

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Taxaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Taxus L.

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Distribution:
Taxus L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Taxus L.

View 2 genera in Taxaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Taxus baccata L.. . Image Available.

Taxus baccata
English yew

Distribution of Taxus brevifolia Nutt.. . Image Available.

Taxus brevifolia
Pacific yew

Distribution of Taxus canadensis Marshall. . Image Available.

Taxus canadensis
Canada yew

Distribution of Taxus cuspidata Siebold & Zucc.. . Image Available.

Taxus cuspidata
Japanese yew

Distribution of Taxus floridana Nutt. ex Chapm.. . Image Available.

Taxus floridana
Florida yew

Taxus ×media

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Taxus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Taxales
Family	Taxaceae – Yew family
Genus	Taxus L. – yew

More Accounts and Images:
Taxus L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 194882.

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

Related Web Sites:
Taxus L.

USDA FS Softwoods of North America

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 07:09 AM CDT