Tsuga heterophylla
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Tsuga heterophylla, the western hemlock[2] or western hemlock-spruce,[3] is a species of hemlock native to the west coast of North America, with its northwestern limit on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and its southeastern limit in northern Sonoma County, California.[4][5] The Latin species name means 'variable leaves'.[6]
Quick Facts Western hemlock, Conservation status ...
Western hemlock | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Tsuga |
Species: | T. heterophylla |
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Tsuga heterophylla | |
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