| Scientific Name: | Taxus baccata |
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Tentative Identification.
| Genus species: | Taxus baccata |
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| Common Name: | English Yew |
| Family Name: | Taxaceae 
Shrubs and trees, monoecious or dioecious, with green twigs; leaves linear, evergreen; cones absent, the seeds solitary, partly surrounded by a fleshy red aril; foliage and seeds highly toxic to humans and livestock. |
| Seed Type: | Gymnosperm |
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative |
| Category: | Tree |
| CNC Habitat: | Krippendorf Arboretum |
| Identified by: | M. Becus |
