Taxus baccata
West Himalayan Yew
Taxus contorta
Griff. Species
- Botanical name
- Taxus contorta
- Also known as
- West Himalayan Yew
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Genus
- Taxus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow West Himalayan Yew
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Taxus contorta but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Taxus fuana
Taxus wallichiana subsp. contorta
Others in Taxus
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