Taxaceae
Taxus

Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

First published in N. Amer. Sylv. 3: 86 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Alaska to W. U.S.A. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2008 Macoun, J.M. [2340] Canada K000553041 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R.W.; Spjut, T. [11835] United States K000553050 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Brewer, W.H. [1366] United States K000553035 No
Jun 1, 2008 Hitchcock, C.L. [2192] United States K000553033 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R. [12302] United States K000553054 No
Jun 1, 2008 Cumming, W.C.; Stockwell, P. [1465] United States K000553034 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R. [12301] United States K000553052 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R. [16013] United States K000553059 No
Jun 1, 2008 Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K000553046 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R. [16021] United States K000553055 No
Jun 1, 2008 Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [699] United States K000553043 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R.; Donner, B. [12306] United States K000553057 No
Jun 1, 2008 Macdougal, D.T. [432] United States K000553042 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R. [12309] United States K000553056 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R.; Deevy, D. [12303] United States K000553053 No
Jun 1, 2008 Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K000553040 No
Jun 1, 2008 Meyer, F.G. [1589] United States K001090439 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Meyer, F.G. [1589] United States K000553038 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Tracy, J.P. [7865] United States K000553036 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R.; Brosten, A. [12308] United States K000553051 No
Jun 1, 2008 MacMillan, J. [520] Canada K000553047 No
Jun 1, 2008 Spjut, R.; Wirt, S. [12305] United States K000553058 No
Jun 1, 2008 Rosendahl, C.O. [831] Canada K000553037 No
Mar 21, 1995 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000553044 Type Yes
Greene, B.D. [s.n.] United States K001090440 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [258] Canada K001871422 Yes
Calder, J.A. [34917] Canada K000553045 No
Shaw, C.H. [686] Canada K000553048 No
Sandberg, J.H. [886] United States K000553049 No
Torrey, J. [s.n.] K001090441 Unknown Type Material Yes
Halse, R.R. [4713] United States K000553039 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/