Douglas fir

"Douglas-fir" redirects here. For the genus and the other species with common names containing "Douglas fir" or "Douglas-fir", see Pseudotsuga. For the ship, see Oregon Pine (schooner).

Douglas fir

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pseudotsuga
Species:
P. menziesii
Binomial name
Pseudotsuga menziesii
  Green: Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)
  Blue: Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
Synonyms
  • Abies menziesii Mirb.
  • Abies mucronata Raf.
  • Abies taxifolia Poir.
  • Pinus douglasii Sabine ex D. Don
  • Pinus taxifolia Lamb.
  • Pseudotsuga douglasii (Sabine ex D. Don) Carrière
  • Pseudotsuga mucronata (Raf.) Sudw.
  • Pseudotsuga taxifolia Britton
  • Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. viridis ined.[3]

The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)[4] is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir,[5] Douglas spruce,[6] Oregon pine,[7] and Columbian pine.[8] There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. menziesii), Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. glauca) and Mexican Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. lindleyana).[9]

Despite its common names, it is not a true fir (genus Abies), spruce (genus Picea), or pine (genus Pinus). It is also not a hemlock; the genus name Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock".

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Pseudotsuga menziesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42429A2979531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42429A2979531.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Pseudotsuga menziesii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Taxonomy - GRIN-Global Web v 1.10.5.0". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Pseudotsuga menziesii ". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
  5. ^ Lipscomb, Barney (1993). "Pseudotsuga menziesii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 2. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-11-07 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  6. ^ "Douglas Fir".
  7. ^ "Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii ". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
  8. ^ Wilson, Donald A. (2008-01-28). Forensic procedures for boundary and title investigation. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470113691.
  9. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Pseudotsuga menziesii​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-11-07.