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Taxus brevifolia, the Pacific yew or western yew, is a species of tree in the yew family Taxaceae native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is a small evergreen conifer , thriving in moisture and otherwise tending to take the form of a shrub .
The altitudinal range of T. californica is from near sea level (but usually above 200 m) in the Coast Ranges to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in the Sierra Nevada. [1] This shade-adapted, subcanopy tree is native to mountainous habitats in either the California Coast Ranges or the west slopes of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges in California, which are distant from the coast.
The wilderness has Coast Range and Klamath montane, mixed evergreen and Douglas fir forest types. Conifers include the California endemic foxtail pine, ponderosa pine, red fir and white fir, the rare western white pine, sugar pine, incense cedar, and the Pacific yew. [9] Other tree species include oaks and cottonwoods.
A California Flora and Supplement, Philip A. Munz and David D. Keck, UC Press; Ritter, Matt (2018). California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora. San Luis Obispo, California: Pacific Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9998960-0-6. Grasses in California, Beecher Crampton, UC Press
Taxaceae: yew family; Taxus: yew trees; Taxus baccata: European yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus brevifolia: Pacific yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus canadensis: Canada yew; American yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus chinensis: Chinese yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus cuspidata: Japanese yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus floridana: Florida yew ...
A Pacific yew tree, known as a strong conifer whose bark has been used to treat cancer, fell in December after 410 years in Washington state. A Pacific yew tree, known as a strong conifer whose ...
The coast of California north of San Francisco contains the Northern California coastal forests (as defined by the WWF) and the southern section of the Coast Range ecoregion (as defined by the EPA). This ecoregion is dominated by redwood forest, containing the tallest and some of the oldest trees in the world. [22]
California's oldest tree, a Palmer's oak thought to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old, may be threatened by a proposed development, environmentalists say.