Taxus brevifolia

Taxus brevifolia
Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) foliage and fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species:
T. brevifolia
Binomial name
Taxus brevifolia
Natural range
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Taxus baccata subsp. brevifolia (Nutt.) Pilg.
  • Taxus baccata var. brevifolia (Nutt.) Koehne
  • Taxus baccata var. canadensis Benth.
  • Taxus boursieri Carrière
  • Taxus brevifolia var. polychaeta Spjut
  • Taxus brevifolia subsp. polychaeta (Spjut) Silba
  • Taxus brevifolia var. reptaneta Spjut
  • Taxus brevifolia subsp. reptaneta (Spjut) Silba
  • Taxus lindleyana A. Murray bis
  • Taxus occidentalis Nutt.

Taxus brevifolia, the Pacific yew or western yew, is a species of tree in the yew family Taxaceae native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is a small evergreen conifer, thriving in moisture and otherwise tending to take the form of a shrub.

  1. ^ Thomas, P. (2013). "Taxus brevifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34041A2841142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34041A2841142.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tropicos
  3. ^ The Plant List