SPECIES:  Taxus brevifolia

• Introductory
• Distribution and Occurrence
• Management Considerations
• Botanical and Ecological Characteristics
• Fire Ecology
• Fire Effects
• References

Introductory
SPECIES: Taxus brevifolia



AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. A. 1990. Taxus brevifolia. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). 
Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [].




ABBREVIATION : 
TAXBRE

SYNONYMS : 
   Taxus baccata var. brevifolia
   Taxus baccata ssp. brevifolia
   Taxus boursieri
   Taxus lindleyana


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   TABR2


COMMON NAMES : 
   Pacific yew
   western yew
   yew brush
   yew
   mountain mahogany


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of Pacific yew is Taxus
brevifolia Nutt. [36].  Pacific yew is a member of the family Taxaceae
[29].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY

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