Characteristics
Taxus canadensis Marshall
Canada yew, American yew
Cool mesic to wet-mesic hardwood to mixed coniferous-hardwood forests, shaded talus slopes, and hummocks in swamps. Highly prized by deer and in areas with an overpopulation of deer becoming restricted to steep slopes and tops of boulders that are inaccessible to deer browse.
Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU, FAC (NWPL)
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Citation
Taxus canadensis Marshall
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.