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  2. Taxus brevifolia - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. List of the conifers of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Range in Canada Global rank Notes YK NT NU LB CA; BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF; Taxus baccata English yew YK NT NU LB CA Secure Exotic BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew YK NT NU LB CA Secure BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF Taxus canadensis Canada yew YK NT NU LB CA Secure BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

  4. Taxus - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia), native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, and the Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) of Eastern and Central North America were the initial sources of paclitaxel or Taxol, a chemotherapeutic drug used in breast and lung cancer treatment and, more recently, in the production of the Taxus drug eluting stent ...

  5. Taxus baccata - Wikipedia

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    It is the tree originally known as yew, though with other related trees becoming known, it may be referred to as common yew, [5] European yew, or in North America English yew. [6] It is a woodland tree in its native range, and is also grown as an ornamental tree, hedge or topiary.

  6. Taxaceae - Wikipedia

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    Taxaceae (/ t æ k ˈ s eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), commonly called the yew family, is a coniferous family which includes six extant and two extinct genera, and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species.

  7. List of tree species by shade tolerance - Wikipedia

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    A list of tree species, grouped generally by biogeographic realm and specifically by bioregions, and shade tolerance. Shade-tolerant species are species that are able to thrive in the shade, and in the presence of natural competition by other plants.

  8. Klamath Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Klamath Mountains are a rugged and lightly populated mountain range in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in the western United States.As a mountain system within both the greater Pacific Coast Ranges and the California Coast Ranges, the Klamath Mountains have a varied geology, with substantial areas of serpentinite and marble, and a climate characterized by moderately cold ...

  9. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Taxus: yew trees; Taxus baccata: European yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus brevifolia: Pacific yew Taxaceae (yew family) 231 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 Taxaceae (yew family ...