Distribution
Native to:
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Taxus baccata var. canadensis (Marshall) A.Gray in Manual, ed. 2: 425 (1856)
- Taxus baccata subsp. canadensis (Marshall) Pilg. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 5: 113 (1903)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Taxus baccata var. adpressa Carrière in Traité Gén. Conif.: 520 (1855)
- Taxus baccata var. minor Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 245 (1803)
- Taxus baccata subsp. minor (Michx.) Voss in Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3. 1: 1243 (1895)
- Taxus baccata var. procumbens Loudon in Encycl. Trees Shrubs: 940 (1842)
- Taxus canadensis var. adpressa (Carrière) Spjut in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 274 (2007)
- Taxus canadensis var. minor (Michx.) Spjut in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 274 (2007)
- Taxus canadensis var. pyramidalis Rinz in Gartenflora 6: 334 (1857), nom. subnud.
- Taxus canadensis f. stricta (L.H.Bailey) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 4 (1949)
- Taxus canadensis var. stricta L.H.Bailey in Cult. Conif.: 26 (1933)
- Taxus canadensis variegata Jacob-Makoy in Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 112: 13 (1868)
- Taxus minor (Michx.) Britton ex Small & Vail in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 167 (1893)
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.
- Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2008 | Winslow, E.J. [s.n.], USA | K000553062 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 2008 | Lapham, I.A. [s.n.], USA | K000553065 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 2008 | Beattie, F.S. [s.n.], USA | K000553063 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 2008 | Fernald, M.L. [4414], Canada | K000553064 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 2008 | Baldwin, W.K.W. [2469], Canada | K000553067 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 2008 | Garton, C.E. [6865], Canada | K000553066 | No | ||
| Small, J.K. [s.n.], USA | K000553061 | No |
Sources
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EDGE Gymnosperms
- EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images