Taxus
Common name: Yew
Dutch: Taxus
Identifying Features
- Habit: Evergreen trees or shrubs, often multi-stemmed, extremely long-lived
- Leaves: Flat, dark green needles in two ranks, with pale undersides
- Bark: Reddish-brown, thin, scaly, flaking
- Seeds: Surrounded by fleshy red aril (berry-like), highly poisonous except aril
- Distinguishing: No true cones; all parts toxic except red aril flesh
Species Encountered
| Species | Photo | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. baccata | |||
| T. cuspidata | |||
| T. × media |
Parent: Taxaceae