Taxus canadensis

Classification	Gymnosperms
Family	Taxaceae
Family (Traditional)	Taxaceae
Genus	Taxus
Species:	Taxus canadensis Marshall
Common Name	Canada Yew; Canadian Yew; Ground Hemlock
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: subpetiolate; Leaf Rank: 2-ranked; Leaf Type: needle-like; Leaf Venation: one-veined; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (KY), Jackson (KY), Menifee (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Wolfe (KY), Pickett (TN), Rutherford (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100001955	Powell	Kentucky	Ronald L. Jones	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100768702	Wolfe	Kentucky	Robert R. Pace	EKY Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011875	Carter	Kentucky		TENN Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011855	Pickett	Tennessee		TENN Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011854	Pickett	Tennessee		TENN Taxus canadensis
31234100853009	Menifee	Kentucky	k. Johnson	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100001971	Wolfe	Kentucky	Bryce D. Fields	EKY Taxus canadensis
ETSU001312	Pickett	Tennessee		ETSU Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011874	Carter	Kentucky		TENN Taxus canadensis
31234100723699	Carter	Kentucky	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne, Jr., Thomas N. McCoy	EKY Taxus canadensis
MDKY00002002	Rowan	Kentucky		MDKY Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011873	Carter	Kentucky		TENN Taxus canadensis
UCHT023441	Carter	Kentucky	F.A. Gilbert	UCHT Taxus canadensis
MTSU000978	Rutherford	Tennessee		MTSU Taxus canadensis
31234100768728	Wolfe	Kentucky	Robert R. Pace	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100001989	Wolfe	Kentucky	Jennifer R. Francis	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100001914	Jackson	Kentucky	Greg Sievert	EKY Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011877	Wolfe	Kentucky		TENN Taxus canadensis
31234100001880	Carter	Kentucky	Elizabeth M. Browne	EKY Taxus canadensis
31973000004755	Rowan	Kentucky	Risk, Allen	KNK Taxus canadensis
31973000004757	Wolfe	Kentucky	Thieret, John	KNK Taxus canadensis
MDKY00002007	Carter	Kentucky		MDKY Taxus canadensis
MDKY00002003	Carter	Kentucky		MDKY Taxus canadensis
MDKY00002004	Carter	Kentucky		MDKY Taxus canadensis
MEM001161	Wolfe	Kentucky	Robert Brooks	MEM Taxus canadensis
31234100001906	Carter	Kentucky	F. A. Gilbert	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100001963	Pulaski	Kentucky	Andrew Denham	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100768710	Menifee	Kentucky	Robert R. Pace	EKY Taxus canadensis
BEREA000994	Rowan	Kentucky	Julian Campbell	BEREA Taxus canadensis
ETSU001313	Pickett	Tennessee		ETSU Taxus canadensis
MDKY00002006	Carter	Kentucky		MDKY Taxus canadensis
MDKY00002005	Carter	Kentucky		MDKY Taxus canadensis
MDKY00002008	Carter	Kentucky		MDKY Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011876	Menifee	Kentucky		TENN Taxus canadensis
31234100001922	Jackson	Kentucky	Ronald L. Jones	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100001930	Menifee	Kentucky	Julian Campbell	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100768694	Wolfe	Kentucky	Robert R. Pace	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100462363	Carter	Kentucky	Timothy J. Weckman	EKY Taxus canadensis
31234100001948	Menifee	Kentucky	Kathryn Huie-Netting	EKY Taxus canadensis
31973000004756	Pickett	Tennessee	Gonsoulin, Gene	KNK Taxus canadensis
TENN-V-0011857	Washington	Tennessee		TENN Taxus canadensis

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Taxus canadensis

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