The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Gymnosperms
Family Name:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Taxus L. L.
Species:
Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Species Common Name:
American yew
Habitat:
Steep, moist, wooded calcareous slopes, often with talus
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent to frequent northeast and east; rare southeast
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Algific Talus Slope Plants
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e754