Tsuga mertensiana | |
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Mountain hemlock in Henry M. Jackson Wilderness, Washington | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Tsuga |
Species: | T. mertensiana
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Binomial name | |
Tsuga mertensiana | |
Natural range |
Tsuga mertensiana, known as mountain hemlock,[2] is a species of hemlock native to the west coast of North America, found between Southcentral Alaska and south-central California.