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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Taxaceae

NW MW North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: S Alaska, Washington to Montana to California)

NW MW

M[L]

sci hyg->mes calc

cl cl(ob) dr (taxol for treating cancer) fr fw ma(ob) (peint) pl (ornamental) ti (clubs, combs, hooks, knifes, oars, shovel, spoons, wedges) ti(ob) (bows) tx (all parts)

Taxus baccata ssp. brevifolia (Nutt.) Pilg. Taxus baccata var. brevifolia (Nutt.) Koehne Taxus baccata var. canadensis Benth. Taxus boursieri Carrière Taxus lindleyana A.Murray bis

Pacific yew; American yew, bowplant, Californian yew; western yew (Canada)

if de l'Ouest; if de Californie; if occidental (Canada)

Kurzblättrige Eibe, Pazifische Eibe (german)

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Latin name	Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Family	Taxaceae
Distribution	NW MW North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: S Alaska, Washington to Montana to California)
North America distribution zone	NW MW
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg->mes calc
Use	cl cl(ob) dr (taxol for treating cancer) fr fw ma(ob) (peint) pl (ornamental) ti (clubs, combs, hooks, knifes, oars, shovel, spoons, wedges) ti(ob) (bows) tx (all parts)
Synonym	Taxus baccata ssp. brevifolia (Nutt.) Pilg. Taxus baccata var. brevifolia (Nutt.) Koehne Taxus baccata var. canadensis Benth. Taxus boursieri Carrière Taxus lindleyana A.Murray bis
English name	Pacific yew; American yew, bowplant, Californian yew; western yew (Canada)
French name	if de l'Ouest; if de Californie; if occidental (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name	Kurzblättrige Eibe, Pazifische Eibe (german)
Trade name