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The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) [4] is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir , [ 5 ] Douglas spruce , [ 6 ] Oregon pine , [ 7 ] and Columbian pine . [ 8 ]
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, commonly known as Coast Douglas-fir, Pacific Douglas-fir, Oregon pine, or Douglas spruce, is an evergreen conifer native to western North America from west-central British Columbia, Canada southward to Central California, United States.
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii has attained heights of 393 feet (120* m). That was the estimated height of the tallest conifer ever well-documented, the Mineral Tree (Mineral, Washington), measured in 1924 by Dr. Richard E. McArdle, [7] former chief of the U.S. Forest Service. [8]
Rhododendron menziesii Craven 2011: Alaska through the Pacific Northwest to northwestern California and Wyoming Rhododendron multiflorum (Maxim.) Craven 2011: Japan (S. Hokkaido, N. & Central Honshu) Rhododendron osuzuyamense T.Yamaz. 2019: Japan (C. Kyushu). Rhododendron pentandrum (Maxim.) Craven 2011: Sakhalin to Japan Rhododendron pilosum ...
Arbutus menziesii, or Pacific madrone (commonly madrone or madrona in the United States and arbutus in Canada), is a species of broadleaf evergreen tree in the family Ericaceae. It has waxy foliage, a contorted growth habit, and flaky bark. It is native to the western coastal areas of North America, from British Columbia to California.
Rhododendron menziesii is a mostly erect or spreading shrub often exceeding 3 metres (9.8 ft) in height, and reaching lower heights at higher elevations. [3]Its branches are coated in thin, scaly, shreddy bark and its twigs with fine glandular hairs.
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, or Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, is an evergreen conifer native to the interior mountainous regions of western North America, from central British Columbia and southwest Alberta in Canada southward through the United States to the far north of Mexico. [2]
The traditional Scottish pronunciation of the name is / ˈ m ɪ ŋ ɪ s / ⓘ MING-iss, reflecting the spelling of the name as Menȝies, using the letter ȝ ().The current spelling arose when yogh fell out of use in the Scots language and was replaced with the similar-looking tailed variant ( 𝔷 ) of the letter z .