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Taxus canadensis

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Native Americans in its native range used small quantities of yew leaf tea topically or internally for a variety of ailments – notably
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in some coves of the Appalachian Mountains. The southernmost colonies are known from
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Nikolakakis, A; Caron, G; Cherestes, A; Sauriol, F; Mamer, O; Zamir, LO (2000). "
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An Inventory of the Significant Natural Areas of Watauga County, North Carolina
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partly surrounded by a modified scale which develops into a soft, bright red
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Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods
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every five years, instead of stripping the bark and killing the plant.
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as the plant is a source of the class of poisonous chemicals known as
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abundant taxane: Conversion to paclitaxel and rearrangements".
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Shi, QW; Si, XT; Zhao, YM; Yamada, T; Kiyota, H (March 2006).
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It is, however, found as a rare ice age 209: 48: 29: 861: 711: 622: 643: 641: 576: 565: 551:, which can be effectively converted to 793: 782:. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 374:Most of its range is well north of the 1292: 833: 717: 466: 913: 912: 680: 678: 661:The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov) 638: 500:prefer safer, more effective herbs. 463:plant – one of the few in the genus. 684: 506:is also being harvested in northern 1300:IUCN Red List least concern species 610:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 13: 772: 675: 14: 1336: 890: 1231:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828354-1 896: 655:​Taxus canadensis​ 73: 549:9-dihydro-13-acetylbaccatin III 733: 522:, which have been a focus for 367:native to central and eastern 1: 819:10.1016/S0968-0896(00)00056-0 585: 555:, used in the production of 543:The most abundant taxane in 7: 850:Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem 705:Harvard University Herbaria 10: 1341: 443:-like structure called an 402:It is usually a sprawling 1325:Trees of Northern America 921: 718:Oakley, Shawn C. (2000). 701:Missouri Botanical Garden 685:Hils, Matthew H. (1993). 232: 225: 217: 208: 191: 184: 70:Scientific classification 68: 46: 37: 28: 23: 1320:Plants described in 1785 553:10-deacetylbaccatin III 398:Description and ecology 1315:Flora of West Virginia 703:, St. Louis, MO & 582: 574: 297:(Marshall) A.Gray 1856 580: 569: 538:harvested sustainably 329:(Carrière) Spjut 2007 317:(Marshall) Pilg. 1903 305:(Michx.) Britton 1893 1310:Least concern plants 905:at Wikimedia Commons 617:: e.T42547A2986960. 251:Lodd. ex Loudon 1836 599:Thomas, P. (2013). 467:Uses and traditions 341:(Michx.) Spjut 2007 40:Conservation status 863:10.1271/bbb.70.732 807:Bioorg. Med. Chem. 583: 575: 492:to help alleviate 177:T. canadensis 1287: 1286: 1174:Open Tree of Life 915:Taxon identifiers 901:Media related to 757:978-1-4027-6715-9 348: 347: 262:(Marshall) Pilger 218:Natural range of 63: 1332: 1280: 1279: 1267: 1266: 1257: 1256: 1247: 1246: 1234: 1233: 1221: 1220: 1208: 1207: 1195: 1194: 1192:Taxus canadensis 1182: 1181: 1169: 1168: 1156: 1155: 1143: 1142: 1130: 1129: 1120: 1119: 1107: 1106: 1094: 1093: 1081: 1080: 1068: 1067: 1055: 1054: 1042: 1041: 1029: 1028: 1016: 1015: 1006: 1005: 993: 992: 980: 979: 977:Taxus_canadensis 970: 969: 957: 956: 955: 953:Taxus canadensis 942: 941: 940: 923:Taxus canadensis 910: 909: 903:Taxus canadensis 900: 884: 883: 865: 844:Taxus canadensis 837: 831: 830: 802:Taxus canadensis 797: 791: 790: 788: 787: 776: 770: 769: 737: 731: 730: 728: 727: 715: 709: 708: 707:, Cambridge, MA. 689:Taxus canadensis 682: 673: 672: 670: 668: 645: 636: 635: 633: 631: 626: 603:Taxus canadensis 596: 533:Taxus brevifolia 504:Taxus canadensis 427: 426: 422: 352:Taxus canadensis 342: 334:Taxus canadensis 330: 322:Taxus canadensis 318: 306: 298: 286: 274: 258:Linnaeus subsp. 252: 248:Taxus procumbens 244: 213: 197: 195:Taxus canadensis 78: 77: 57: 52: 51: 33: 21: 20: 16:Species of plant 1340: 1339: 1335: 1334: 1333: 1331: 1330: 1329: 1290: 1289: 1288: 1283: 1275: 1270: 1262: 1260: 1252: 1250: 1242: 1237: 1229: 1224: 1216: 1211: 1203: 1198: 1190: 1185: 1177: 1172: 1164: 1161:Observation.org 1159: 1151: 1146: 1138: 1133: 1125: 1124:MichiganFlora: 1123: 1115: 1110: 1102: 1097: 1089: 1084: 1076: 1071: 1063: 1058: 1050: 1045: 1037: 1032: 1024: 1019: 1011: 1009: 1001: 996: 988: 983: 975: 973: 965: 960: 951: 950: 945: 936: 935: 930: 917: 893: 888: 887: 838: 834: 798: 794: 785: 783: 778: 777: 773: 758: 750:. p. 271. 738: 734: 725: 723: 716: 712: 683: 676: 666: 664: 646: 639: 629: 627: 597: 593: 588: 516:Atlantic Canada 469: 424: 420: 419: 400: 340: 328: 316: 304: 296: 284: 272: 250: 242: 204: 199: 193: 180: 72: 64: 53: 49: 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1338: 1328: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1281: 1277:wfo-0000459412 1268: 1258: 1248: 1235: 1222: 1209: 1196: 1183: 1170: 1157: 1144: 1131: 1121: 1108: 1095: 1082: 1069: 1056: 1043: 1030: 1017: 1007: 994: 981: 974:Conifers.org: 971: 958: 943: 927: 925: 919: 918: 907: 906: 892: 891:External links 889: 886: 885: 832: 813:(6): 1269–80. 792: 771: 756: 732: 710: 674: 637: 590: 589: 587: 584: 468: 465: 399: 396: 392:North Carolina 346: 345: 344: 343: 331: 319: 307: 299: 287: 275: 263: 253: 245: 230: 229: 223: 222: 215: 214: 206: 205: 200: 189: 188: 182: 181: 174: 172: 168: 167: 160: 156: 155: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 115: 110: 103: 102: 97: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 66: 65: 47: 44: 43: 38: 35: 34: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1337: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1278: 1273: 1269: 1265: 1259: 1255: 1249: 1245: 1240: 1236: 1232: 1227: 1223: 1219: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1201: 1197: 1193: 1188: 1184: 1180: 1175: 1171: 1167: 1162: 1158: 1154: 1149: 1145: 1141: 1136: 1132: 1128: 1122: 1118: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1087: 1083: 1079: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1061: 1057: 1053: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1022: 1018: 1014: 1008: 1004: 999: 995: 991: 986: 982: 978: 972: 968: 963: 959: 954: 948: 944: 939: 933: 929: 928: 926: 924: 920: 916: 911: 904: 899: 895: 894: 881: 877: 873: 869: 864: 859: 855: 851: 847: 845: 836: 828: 824: 820: 816: 812: 809: 808: 803: 796: 781: 775: 767: 763: 759: 753: 749: 745: 744: 736: 721: 714: 706: 702: 698: 697: 692: 690: 681: 679: 662: 658: 656: 650: 644: 642: 625: 620: 616: 612: 611: 606: 604: 595: 591: 579: 573: 568: 564: 562: 561:T. canadensis 558: 554: 550: 546: 545:T. canadensis 541: 539: 535: 534: 529: 528:T. canadensis 525: 521: 517: 513: 509: 505: 501: 499: 495: 491: 487: 482: 480: 479: 474: 464: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 438: 434: 429: 417: 413: 409: 405: 395: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 372: 370: 369:North America 366: 362: 358: 354: 353: 339: 335: 332: 327: 323: 320: 315: 311: 310:Taxus baccata 308: 303: 300: 295: 291: 290:Taxus baccata 288: 285:Carrière 1855 283: 279: 278:Taxus baccata 276: 271: 267: 266:Taxus baccata 264: 261: 257: 256:Taxus baccata 254: 249: 246: 241: 237: 236:Taxus baccata 234: 233: 231: 228: 224: 221: 220:T. canadensis 216: 212: 207: 203: 198: 196: 190: 187: 186:Binomial name 183: 179: 178: 173: 170: 169: 166: 165: 161: 158: 157: 154: 151: 148: 147: 144: 141: 138: 137: 134: 131: 128: 127: 124: 121: 118: 117: 114: 111: 108: 105: 104: 101: 100:Tracheophytes 98: 95: 92: 91: 88: 85: 82: 81: 76: 71: 67: 61: 56: 55:Least Concern 45: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 922: 856:(3): 732–6. 853: 849: 843: 835: 810: 805: 801: 795: 784:. 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Gymnospermae
Pinophyta
Pinopsida
Cupressales
Taxaceae
Taxus
Binomial name
Marshall

Synonyms
conifer
North America
Ohio River
relict
Ashe
Watauga
North Carolina
shrub
bark
leaves
needles
seed cones

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