Tsuga caroliniana

ClassificationGymnosperms
FamilyPinaceae
Family (Traditional)Pinaceae
GenusTsuga
Species:Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.
Common NameCarolina Hemlock; Southern Hemlock
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: subpetiolate; Leaf Rank: 2-ranked; Leaf Rank: spiral; 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 10
StatusNative; TN[S3] (State Rank); G2G3 (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
  • 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

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 (TN), Johnson (TN), Loudon (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UCHT, ETSU, EKY, HTTU, TENN, SWMT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2011 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
ETSU001301 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
N/A Carter Tennessee 04 Oct 2012 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015489 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU001306 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
31234100034071 Carter Tennessee B. Eugene Wofford
 EKY
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015494 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015492 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015501 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015490 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015497 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015487 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015486 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015498 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
UCHT023344 Unicoi Tennessee A.J. Sharp
 UCHT
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015503 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015505 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015488 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015499 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015496 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU001302 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU001304 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015500 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
HTTU029493 White Tennessee
HTTU
Tsuga caroliniana
SWMT00282 Shelby Tennessee Mimi Ward and Eliine Toulon
 SWMT
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU030887 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU001300 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 06 Aug 2011 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU007853 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU001305 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015491 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015495 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
TENN-V-0015502 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU008907 Carter Tennessee Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
31234100034089 Unicoi Tennessee Brian Boom
 EKY
Tsuga caroliniana
N/A Unicoi Tennessee Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU001299 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
ETSU001303 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Tsuga caroliniana
N/A Loudon Tennessee Woodrow Loftis
 HTTU
Tsuga caroliniana
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