Canadian Yew

Taxus brevifolia

Nutt. Species

Taxus brevifolia
Caleb Catto via iNaturalist — CC BY 4.0
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Botanical name
Taxus brevifolia
Also known as
Canadian Yew, Pacific Yew, Western Yew
Family
Taxaceae
Genus
Taxus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Canadian Yew

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Taxus brevifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Taxus baccata subsp. brevifolia Taxus baccata var. brevifolia Taxus bourcieri Taxus brevifolia subsp. polychaeta Taxus brevifolia subsp. reptaneta Taxus brevifolia var. polychaeta Taxus brevifolia var. reptaneta Taxus lindleyana Taxus occidentalis

Others in Taxus

Taxus baccata
Common Yew
Taxus cuspidata var. nana
Taxus calcicola
Taxus chinensis
Chinese Yew
Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata
Taxus contorta
West Himalayan Yew
Taxus cuspidata
Japanese Yew
Taxus canadensis
American Yew

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