Taxus brevifolia

Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Etymology
Taxus refers to the Latin name for yews.
brevifolia refers to ‘small leaves’; indicating its needles are shorter than other Taxus species.

Colloquial Name
Pacific yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 70, ASK, 71, BRC, 73, IDA, MNT, ORE, WAS, 76, CAL

Habitat
The natural habitats for Taxus brevifolia are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Taxus brevifolia that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Taxus brevifolia is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Taxus brevifolia is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Taxus brevifolia and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Taxus brevifolia has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Taxus brevifolia is Taxus. The coordinate taxa for Taxus brevifolia are therefore:

Taxus brevifolia is also placed under Taxaceae.