Introductory
SPECIES: Taxus candensis | Canada Yew 



ABBREVIATION : 
TAXCAN

SYNONYMS : 
   Taxus minor Brit.
   Taxus baccata L. var. canadensis Gray
   Taxus baccata L. var. minor MIchx.
   Taxus baccata L. var. procumbens Loud


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   TACA7


COMMON NAMES : 
   Canada yew
   American yew
   ground hemlock


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for Canada yew is Taxus canadensis Marsh.
[9,19].  There are no subspecies, varieties, or forms.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, June 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Taxus canadensis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Taxus candensis | Canada Yew