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SPECIES: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Coast Douglas-Fir 



ABBREVIATION : 
PSEMENM

SYNONYMS : 
   Pseudotsuga menziesii var. viridis (Schwerin) Franco
   Pseudotsuga taxifolia Lamb.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PSME


COMMON NAMES : 
   coast Douglas-fir
   Oregon Douglas-fir
   Douglas-fir


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of Douglas-fir is Pseudotsuga
menziesii (Mirb.) Franco [43].  Two varieties are recognized, based on
foliage color, cone form, growth rate, and environmental requirements
[29]:

  var. menziesii - coast Douglas-fir, the "green" variety, is indigenous
                   west of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains

  var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco - Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, the "blue"
                                 variety, is native to the Rocky
                                 Mountains and interior mountains of the
                                 Pacific Northwest

Information reported here is for coast Douglas-fir only.  Rocky Mountain
Douglas-fir is described in a separate FEIS writeup.  


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Ronald Uchytil, December 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1991. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii. In: Remainder of Citation

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