Flora of North America species comparison

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Taxus canadensis

American yew, Canada yew, ground-hemlock, li du Canada, sapin trainard
Habit Shrubs to 2 m, usually monoecious, low, diffusely branched, straggling, spreading to prostrate.
Bark

reddish, very thin.
Branches

spreading and ascending.
Leaves

1–2.5 cm × 1–2.4 mm, pale green abaxially, mostly without cuticular papillae along stomatal bands, dark green to yellow-green adaxially, epidermal cells as viewed in cross section of leaf wider than tall or ± isodiametric.
Seed

somewhat flattened, 4–5 mm.
2n

= 24.

Taxus canadensis
Phenology Seeds maturing late summer–early fall.
Habitat Understory shrub in rich forests (deciduous, mixed, or coniferous), bogs, swamps, gorges, ravine slopes, and rocky banks
Elevation 0–1500 m (0–4900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; IA; IL; IN; KY; MA; ME; MI; MN; NH; NY; OH; PA; RI; TN; VA; VT; WI; WV; MB; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; QC; SPM
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Source FNA vol. 2.
Parent taxa Taxaceae > Taxus
Sibling taxa
T. brevifolia, T. floridana
Synonyms T. baccata subsp. canadensis, T. baccata var. minor, T. minor, T. procumbens
Name authority Marshall: Arbust. Amer. 151. (1785)
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