Japanese Yew
| Scientific Name: | Taxus cuspidata |
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NOTES: All parts of the plant, except the berry flesh, are highly toxic. Dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants).
| Scientific Name: | Taxus cuspidata |
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| Genus species: | Taxus cuspidata | ||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Japanese 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: | J.D. Mancini | ||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming. | |||||||||||
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