Introductory
SPECIES: Pseudotsuga macrocarpa | Bigcone Douglas-Fir 



ABBREVIATION : 
PSEMAC

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PSMA


COMMON NAMES : 
   bigcone Douglas-fir
   bigcone spruce
   bigcone Douglas-spruce
   hemlock
   false hemlock
   desert fir


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of bigcone Douglas-fir is
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa (Vasey) Mayr [10,24].  There are no subspecies,
varieties, or forms [3,10].  Bigcone Douglas-fir and Douglas-fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii) do not naturally hybridize because their ranges
do not overlap.  They readily hybridize, however, under laboratory
conditions (see Management Considerations) [6].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, September 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1992. Pseudotsuga macrocarpa.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Pseudotsuga macrocarpa | Bigcone Douglas-Fir